References & Sources - January 16, 1999

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More cloning news closed out 1998

Successful attempts to clone a cow and an aborted attempt to clone a human kept this new reproductive method a hot topic.

References:

Kato, Y. . . . Y. Tsunoda. 1998. Eight calves cloned from somatic cells of a single adult. Science 282(Dec. 11):2095.

Further Readings:

Weiss, R. 1998. Cloned human embryo created, South Korean researchers say. Washington Post (Dec. 17).

Sources:

Yukio Tsunoda
Kinki University
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction
College of Agriculture
Research Institute for Animal Developmental Biotechnology
3327-204, Nakamachi
Nara 631-8505
Japan

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 3, January 16, 1999, p. 43. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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