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Dolly the Sheep Lives on in Four New Clones

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:15:29 CST

Dolly the cloned sheep died seven years ago, but she lives on in four new clones. “The Dollies,” exact genetic copies of their namesake, were cloned by the scientist behind the research that produced Dolly herself. “Dolly is alive and well. Genetically these are Dolly,” Keith Campbell tells the Daily...

Scientists Hope to Clone Perfect Christmas Tree

John Johnson — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:27:25 CST

Scientists are busy trying to take the fun out of the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree. Danish researchers are trying to crack the genome of the conifer for the first time, a development that could lead to oh-so-perfect trees and possibly even flame-retardant needles. Another group in Britain is...

Mixed Verdict Against Fake Korean 'Cloner'

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:07:22 CDT

The disgraced South Korean scientist who falsely claimed major breakthroughs in stem cell research in human clones was convicted of embezzlement and other charges, but was acquitted of fraud and received only a suspended sentence. Hwang Woo-suk was hailed as a national hero in 2004 for claiming in the journal...

World's First Cloned Wolf Dies

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:10:36 CDT

One of of the world's first two cloned wolves has died due to unknown causes, reports the Korea Times . Snuwolf, 4, was found dead at South Korea's national zoo. Her identical sister, Snuwolffy, remains healthy. "Snuwolf had been in good condition," said Prof. Shin Nam-sik, a leader of the team...

Jacko Wanted a Clone

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:03:00 CDT

Michael Jackson “was hoping that Michael Jackson could live forever,” his chauffeur tells the Mirror . “Michael said he wanted a mini-version of himself cloned to carry on his legacy.” The singer became obsessed with the idea after learning about a religious sect that believes cloning is the key to eternal...

Owner Gets Clones of Hero 9/11 Dog

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:36:27 CDT

The owner of hero 9/11 sniffer dog Trakr has been presented with four new bouncing baby ... Trakrs, reports TMZ. The four black puppies with piercing blue eyes are all clones of their hero pop. Just in time, too—the original Trakr died in April at the age of 15. He...

Indian Scientists Clone Buffalo

Matt Cantor — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:04:34 CDT

The buffalo has now joined sheep, camels, and wolves among the ranks of the cloned, Discover reports. Scientists at India’s National Dairy Research Institute first cloned a buffalo in February, but it died soon after its birth. They’ve now cloned another: Garima, a 95-pound female. The ability to clone could...

US Doc Boasts He Implanted 11 Human Clones

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:22:03 CDT

A controversial American fertility doctor is boasting that he cloned 14 human embryos and implanted 11 of them them into women, reports the Independent . None of the tranfers led to a viable pregnancy. A documentary filmmaker recorded the procedures involving four women who had hoped to become the first mothers...

Frozen Mice Cloned; This Guy Next?

Kevin Spak — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 09:20:00 CST

Japanese scientists have succeeded in cloning mice frozen as long as 16 years, leading them to predict that the technique could be used to resurrect the likes of woolly mammoths. The researchers found that frozen brain cells worked best, though brain cells haven’t worked when cloning live mice, and the...