Dolly the Sheep
Scientists Comment on Dolly the Sheep

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Ian Wilmut, part of the Scottish team of scientists who helped to clone Dolly the sheep, and Doctor Jon Gordon of Mount Sinai Hospital comment on the unexpected scientific breakthrough that was achieved. In this account, the scientists describe the delicate process and explain that it took nearly 300 tries … Continue reading

Dolly the Sheep
The Uproar That Accompanied Dolly the Sheep

The Uproar That Accompanied Dolly the Sheep

On July 5, 1996 scientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland successfully cloned an adult mammal for the first time. The mammal was created from cells of a 6-year old sheep and they named it, Dolly. Here, scientists responsible for this breakthrough discuss the delicate process of cloning, the … Continue reading