Goodbye Dolly !

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cristina Temuco, Chile(Zone 9b) Feb 19, 2003

I received this info from a Science newsletter I belong to. I thought to share it , not only as a "news", but the process of cloning is explained in a manner that it is easier to understand by everyone.
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From BBC Science:

*IN THE NEWS - DOLLY THE SHEEP
Dolly the sheep, who became famous as the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, has died. Explore the clone zone to discover more about Dolly, cloning and why scientists still don't fully understand the process.

Go to:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/genes/gene_safari/clone_zone/clone_age.shtml

Cristina


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pebble Bodrum, Turkey(Zone 10a) Feb 19, 2003

My son did a paper on cloning, and I learned many things from it. It is very interesting, and it was with sadness that we market the passing of Dolly.

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gardenwife Newark, OH(Zone 5b) Feb 19, 2003

I never thought about the possibility of Dolly's demise being accelerated due to her being cloned from a 6-year-old sheep's cells. In theory, then, she had the body of a 12-year-old sheep? That's interesting, and it certainly gives one pause for thought if that is the case.

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Feb 19, 2003

Doesn't it now!!!

"eyes"

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BuriedTreasures Valrico, FL(Zone 9b) Feb 19, 2003

Cloning. Old news. We've been doing it in the horticultual industry for more than a quarter of a century.

Anyone remember the tag line of the "Victoria" (A lasagna like, Japanese Birds Nest) fern, from the early 80's?

Clone Grown

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Floridian Lutz, FL(Zone 9b) Feb 20, 2003

The hyperlink you provided was very interesting. I spent yesterday reading through it. Thanks!

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woodspirit1 Lake Toxaway, NC(Zone 7a) Feb 20, 2003

My husband receives "Discover" magazine (not to be confused with the Discovery Channel on T.V.) and so far, there is a long ways to go before mammals can be sucessfully cloned. They are developing many, many health problems in the labs.
Some foks have the silly notion that a full-grown duplicate appears, but they are born the natural way as babies.

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