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 | | The first reproducible cloning of a mammal from adult cells, which has successfully yielded three generations and more than 50 identical cloned mice, is reported in the July 23 issue of the international science journal Nature by an international team of scientists, lead by Ryuzo Yanagimachi, of the University of Hawaii. |
 | | Whereas gene cloning and the manipulation and transfer of genetic material within and across species has been a scientific reality for more than two decades, cloning complete organisms, and in particular mammals, has long been the a topic of science fiction thrillers, shrouded in futuristic mystique. |
 | | The clone is virtually genetically identical to the adult sheep that donated the nuclear material, with the one exception being the of small amounts of mitochondrial DNA that remain in the cytoplasm of the egg. |
| www.hawaii.edu /ur/News_Releases/NR_July98/cloning.html (2872 words) |
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