News tagged with dolly the sheep

Offspring of clones in food chain leaves EU in bind

A new law regulating access for the first time for offspring of cloned animals to meat markets in Europe is heading for the dustbin, the European Union's current chair said Thursday.

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created Mar 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fighting bull cloned for 1st time in Spain

(AP) -- Scientists in Spain say they have cloned a fighting bull for the first time.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Fertility doctor says he's on the brink of cloning human: report

A US-based fertility doctor claimed to have cloned 14 human embryos and transferred 11 of them into the wombs of four women in an interview published Wednesday.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 16

Dubai claims world's first cloned camel

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday claimed its own version of Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal, after the birth of a cloned camel in Dubai this month.

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created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2




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Lack of compensation for human egg donors could stall recent breakthroughs in stem cell research

Women donating their eggs for use in fertility clinics are typically financially compensated for the time and discomfort involved in the procedure. However, guidelines established by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Few replicas as first cloned cat nears 10

Nearly 10 years after scientists cloned the first cat, predictions of a vast commercial market for the "resurrection" of beloved pets through cloning have fallen flat.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Japanese stem cell researcher wins top award

Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka was Friday honoured with a Spanish award worth 400,000 euros ($544,000) for his pioneering work on cell reprogramming.

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created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stem cells made by reprogramming hold onto their past

Adult cells that have been reprogrammed into induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) do not completely let go of their past, perhaps limiting their ability to function as a less controversial alternative to embryonic stem ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers directly turn mouse skin cells into neurons, skipping IPS stage

(PhysOrg.com) -- Even Superman needed to retire to a phone booth for a quick change. But now scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have succeeded in the ultimate switch: transforming mouse ...

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created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Awards given for leukemia treatment, DNA advances

(AP) -- Five scientists have won prestigious research awards for developing a life-saving leukemia treatment and for advances in "reprogramming" DNA, which led to a new kind of stem cell.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

DNA pioneer appeals for cuts to criminal database

(AP) -- Like so many great discoveries, it was an accident. British scientist Alec Jeffreys realized 25 years ago Thursday that individuals have "DNA fingerprints," unique patterns of genetic material that ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 8

Safer stem cells for therapy

(PhysOrg.com) -- When stem cell researchers in Japan and the United States announced in 2007 that they had developed long-sought methods to return fully developed adult human cells to an embryonic-like state, ...

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Italian doctor says he has cloned three babies

A controversial Italian doctor known for his work allowing post-menopausal women to have children has claimed in an interview to have cloned three babies who are now living in eastern Europe.

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created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Animal eggs not suitable substitutes to produce stem cells

Since the cloning of Dolly the Sheep over a decade ago, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been considered a promising way to generate human, patient-specific stem cells for therapeutic applications. The shortage of ...

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created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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