We therefore felt it necessary to set the record straight. Results showed that osteoarthritis was more severe in these older sheep compared to Dolly. Dolly was euthanized in because she had a form of lung cancer, which is fairly common among sheep. By Will Knight. Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, was put down on Friday afternoon, after developing a progressive lung disease. But as many sheep live to twice this age, her death will refuel the intense debate over the health and life expectancy of cloned animals.
The type of lung disease Dolly developed is most common in older sheep. But she is unable to present a genetic match between mother and daughter.
We are a voice to you; you have been a support to us. Together we build journalism that is independent, credible and fearless. You can further help us by making a donation.
This will mean a lot for our ability to bring you news, perspectives and analysis from the ground so that we can make change together. Please use a genuine email ID and provide your name. Goodbye Dolly Both her birth and death stirred a raging debate. The six-year old sheep was suffering from the fatal progressive lung disease Published: Saturday 15 March Subscribe to Weekly Newsletter :. Donate Now. Dolly creator urges halt to human cloning. The Sunday Times 16 February Dolly the sheep clone dies young.
Goodbye Dolly - you leave the world a better place. The Observer 16 February Scientists wait for Dolly's cause of death. Dolly the cloned sheep did not age prematurely. Fears that cloning caused Dolly the Sheep to have early-onset osteoarthritis are 'unfounded', according to new research Stress can speed up the aging process, according to a new US study.
Scientists based at the University of California have found that cells taken from women who experience high levels of stress appear years older than their actual biological age.
0コメント