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20 Years After Dolly the Sheep, What Have We Learned About Cloning?
Live Science ^
| 2/23/17
| Stephanie Bucklin, Live Science Contributor
Posted on 02/23/2017 9:38:51 AM PST by Mozilla
Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the announcement of Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Her creation left a lasting impact on both the public and the field of developmental biology, experts say.
Although Dolly was born in July 1996, Researchers announced Dolly's existence on Feb. 22, 1997. The delay in the announcement was due to the time needed to amass sufficient data on the project, check the data, write and get the manuscript published, said Bruce Whitelaw, the head of the Division of Developmental Biology at the Roslin Institute.
Dolly died in February 2003, at age 6. (A typical life span for a sheep is about 10 to 12 years.) She had both offspring and clone "sisters," which were derived from the same batch of cells as Dolly. However, none of her offspring are alive today, Wilmut told Live Science. (Whitelaw also mentioned that the Roslin Institute no longer keeps sheep, as the funding for this program has run out.)
Since Dolly's creation, numerous other mammals have been cloned successfully, including mice, cattle, deer, horses and rats, according to the NHGRI.
(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...
TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: cloning; science
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Dolly the sheep was announced in 1997 this week.
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:38:51 AM PST
by
Mozilla
To: Mozilla
Not enough, I’m still waiting for my copy of Scarlett Johansson.
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:41:02 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Mozilla
Humans have been cloned....
And I wouldn’t be surprised if it occurred 20 years BEFORE dolly...
Dolly was just a PR operation.
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:42:12 AM PST
by
GraceG
(Only a fool works hard in an environment where hard work is not appreciated...)
To: Mozilla
What Have We Learned About Cloning?
That it’s baaaaad...............
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:42:31 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?.......)
To: Mozilla
Millennials will love this new technology.
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:42:48 AM PST
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(Man says: I'll believe when I see. God says: Believe and you will see.)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:45:06 AM PST
by
Bob434
To: Roman_War_Criminal
Where’s the Wookiee Obama?!
To: Mozilla
Dolly the sheep was announced in 1997 this week.When are they going to clone Dolly the Parton?
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:47:00 AM PST
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: Red Badger
What Have We Learned About Cloning?
I do not if we learned anything about cloning, but if I know freepers this thread high humor potential
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:48:59 AM PST
by
Nailbiter
To: Bob434
Ewe and I both................
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:50:24 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?.......)
To: Nailbiter
We won’t pull the wool over your eyes, that’s fer sure...........
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:51:10 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(If "Majority Rule" was so important in South Africa, why isn't it that way here?.......)
To: RoseofTexas
There’s a strong case to be made that she’s Nephilim.
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:51:36 AM PST
by
Roman_War_Criminal
(Man says: I'll believe when I see. God says: Believe and you will see.)
To: Mozilla
Who knows what has been going on in some of these labs. If you can imagine it, someone has probably attempted it.
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posted on
02/23/2017 9:52:12 AM PST
by
Smittie
(Just like an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
To: Mozilla
Man takes the fun out of breeding!!
To: DannyTN
Scarlett Johansson Can you wait 18 years for her to be ready? They only come full grown in science-fiction and fantasy movies.
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02/23/2017 10:09:17 AM PST
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Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: Mozilla
“As Earth dies, remember that I will always, forever, be Shinzon of Remus. And my voice shall echo through time, long after yours has faded to a dim memory!”
– Shinzon
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posted on
02/23/2017 10:11:41 AM PST
by
Delta 21
(The minority demands NOTHING !)
To: Mozilla
I’m still skeptical.
If they can mislead us about global warming, they can mislead us on other things.
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posted on
02/23/2017 10:15:26 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: DannyTN
As long as she comes out conservative instead of liberal then I am with you.
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posted on
02/23/2017 10:27:46 AM PST
by
Mozilla
(Truth Is Stranger than Fiction.)
To: Mozilla
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posted on
02/23/2017 11:28:07 AM PST
by
fruser1
To: Mozilla
We have learned a very expensive way to make sheep.
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posted on
02/23/2017 11:47:02 AM PST
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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