The birth of two calves cloned from adult cells, reported in Japan, provides confirmation of the procedure that created the cloned sheep called Dolly.
References:
Cibelli, J.B. . . . J.M. Robl. 1998. Cloned transgenic calves produced from nonquiescent fetal fibroblasts. Science 280(May 22):1256.
Further Readings:
Travis, J. 1997. Dolly, Polly, Gene — send in the clones. Science News 152(Aug. 23):127.
_____. 1997. A fantastical experiment. Science News 151(April 5):214.
Sources:
James M. Robl
University of Massachusetts
Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
Amherst, MA 01003
George E. Seidel
Colorado State University
Department of Physiology
Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory
Fort Collins, CO 80523
Ryuzo Yanagimachi
University of Hawaii School of Medicine
Department of Anatomy and Reproductive Biology
Honolulu, HI 96822
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