#TIL #Polo is now dominated by cloned horses. Once a good horse is found can basically be ordered up as a specific model. #Clone the #horse on demand...
Another bonus? #CRISPR can be used to do edits. One example is "inserting a DNA sequence known as SINE into the control sequences of the creatures’ myostatin gene. This is a genetic variant that already exists naturally in some breeds and influences muscle development". Yields are not great. Of 100 embryos just 5 make it to full term.
What the price for one of these elite cloned horses? "It costs around $40,000 per born animal".
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/cloned-polo-horses
Another bonus? #CRISPR can be used to do edits. One example is "inserting a DNA sequence known as SINE into the control sequences of the creatures’ myostatin gene. This is a genetic variant that already exists naturally in some breeds and influences muscle development". Yields are not great. Of 100 embryos just 5 make it to full term.
What the price for one of these elite cloned horses? "It costs around $40,000 per born animal".
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/cloned-polo-horses










