Gordon Woods was an American veterinary scientist who co-created Idaho Gem, the world's first cloned mule. Idaho Gem was the first clone born in the horse family.
Gordon Woods (July 14, 1952 – August 20, 2009) was an American veterinary scientist who co-created Idaho Gem, the world's first cloned mule. Idaho Gem was the first clone born in the horse family.
Early life
Woods was raised in northern Idaho. He obtained his bachelor's degree from the University of Idaho. Woods received a doctorate of veterinary medicine from Colorado State University. He later obtained a second doctorate in reproductive biology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Career
Woods first taught veterinary medicine at Cornell University.
Woods founded the Northwest Equine Reproduction Laboratory in Idaho in 1986. He moved to Moscow, Idaho, and he taught at Washington State University in Pullman, WA until he joined the faculty of the University of Idaho in 1988 as an Animal and Veterinary Science Department professor.
