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Dolly the Sheep’s cloned sisters aging gracefully

Technique to create nearly identical copies of animals doesn’t harm health

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CLONE CLUB  Dolly the Sheep’s nearly identical sisters — Debbie, Denise, Dianna and Daisy — were produced from the same mammary gland tissue as Dolly. The new clones are not aging prematurely as was feared for Dolly.

The University of Nottingham

By Tina Hesman Saey

- More than 2 years ago

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Clones don’t age prematurely, new research on Dolly the Sheep’s sisters suggests.