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Game Of Clones

In Argentina, cloning polo horses is transforming the sport.

In Argentina, cloning polo horses is transforming the sport. There are big companies, big profits and big ambitions. Against the backdrop of the Argentine Open, (the crown jewel of the Polo season,) presenter Marnie Chesterton talks to scientists and key figures in this tale of how cloning conquered Polo, and where the genetic interventions are heading.

27 minutes

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Thu 5 Feb 202602:32GMT
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