Healthy ageing of cloned sheep
<p>The health of cloned animals generated by somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been of concern since its inception; however, there are no detailed assessments of late-onset, non-communicable diseases.
Genetic Cloning
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Array of hope
The gene microarray chip is a technological breakthrough that has helped quicken genetic research
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The mouse factor
The mouse genome is assembled, claims Celera Genomics, a company that has deciphered the human genome. The company began sequencing the mouse dna in April 2000. It deployed its trademark
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Human cloning
c the uk has become the first country to allow scientists to clone human embryos up to 14 days old for research purposes. The House of Lords, the British parliament's upper house, voted its
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Gaur clone dies
The first clone of an endangered animal dies of a common infection
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Hitting the bull s eye
Cloning could make the genetic engineering of animals more accurate. Today, its success depends more on the hit-or-miss technique. Until recently, the method adopted for modifying most mammals was by
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More of us
Britain approves the cloning of humans
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In Dolly s footsteps
the first uk patent for cloning has been won by the us B iotechnology company Geron Corp. The company has bought the Scottish research institute that cloned Dolly the sheep. Geron
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How Dolly was cloned
why are we reviewing a book on the history of molecular biology? Not because Michel Morange, who wrote it, is a professor of microbiology at the University of Paris VI and Ecole Normale superior,
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A mammoth clone?
Scientists are trying to create it, though the chances are slim
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Bringing back to life
australian scientists have launched a programme to bring the extinct Tasmanian tiger back to life. They are pinning their hopes on a Tasmanian tiger cub, preserved in alcohol for more than 130