Student claims he cloned his hamster following ChatGPT guidance
Sad_Measurement_7502 · reddit · 2026-09-03
A biochemistry student in Europe claims that, for a 3-month course research project, he cloned his pet hamster with ChatGPT's help (photo attached; no procedural evidence, so authenticity is unverified).
- Claimed workflow: somatic cell isolation/culture, oocyte procurement and enucleation, somatic cell nuclear transfer, artificial activation, epigenetic reprogramming, embryogenesis, embryo transfer into a synchronized surrogate, gestation, birth, and genetic verification.
- He explains the core idea simply: put the hamster's cell DNA into an enucleated egg, stimulate it to develop like a normal embryo, then implant it in a surrogate.
- He says he's surprised it was feasible and asks readers about the ethics.
- Caveat: such nuclear transfer experiments have extremely high technical and ethical barriers; treat the claim with skepticism.
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