groovefire Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 :laugh: Dolly the Cloned Sheep Put to Death By JANE WARDELLThe Associated PressFriday, February 14, 2003; 1:14 PM Dolly the sheep, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult, was euthanized after being diagnosed with progressive lung disease, her creators said Friday. The decision to end the life of 6-year-old Dolly was made after a veterinary examination confirmed the lung disease, a statement from the Roslin Institute said. Dr. Harry Griffin of the institute said Friday that sheep can live to 11 or 12 years and lung infections are common in older sheep, particularly those like which are kept indoors. "A full post-mortem is being conducted and we will report any significant findings," Griffin said. Dolly was born July 5, 1996 in a research compound of the Scottish institute, and she created an international sensation when the achievement was announced on Feb. 23, 1997. Researchers had previously cloned sheep from fetal and embryonic cells, but until Dolly it was unknown whether an adult cell could reprogram itself to develop into a new being. The Dolly breakthrough heightened speculation that human cloning inevitably would become possible. Dolly, a Finn Dorset sheep named after the singer Dolly Parton, bred normally on two occasions with a Welsh mountain ram called David, first giving birth to Bonnie in April 1998 and then to three more lambs in 1999. In 1999, scientists noticed that the cells in Dolly's body - cloned from a 6-year-old sheep - had started to show signs of wear more typical of an older animal. Then in Jan. 2002, her creators announced she had developed arthritis at the relatively early age of 5 1/2 years, stirring debate over whether cloning procedures might be flawed. Some geneticists said the finding provided evidence that researchers could not manufacture copies of animals without the original genetic blueprint eventually wearing out. There are now hundreds of animal clones around the world, including cows, pigs, mice and goats, many of them appearing robust and healthy. But many attempts to clone animals have ended in failure. Deformed fetuses have died in the womb with oversized organs, while others were born dead. Still others died days after being born, some twice as large as they should have been. Dolly's body has been promised to the National Museum of Scotland and will eventually be put on display in Edinburgh, the Roslin Institute said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovefire Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 Why am I the only one who thinks this is totally hilarious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whadupg Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Originally posted by groovefire Why am I the only one who thinks this is totally hilarious? Do you really want us to answer that??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovefire Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 Originally posted by whadupg Do you really want us to answer that??? Man...you guys really don't think the following sentence is disturbing funny:"Dolly the sheep, the world's first mammal cloned from an adult, was euthanized after being diagnosed with progressive lung disease, her creators said Friday."Guess I'm just in a punchy Friday mood. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyis4meatheads Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 It's never funny when a sheep dies. Now there's one less sheep in the world that I'll have a chance to get with.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydup Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Yeah but it wasnt a real sheep Plus I like to see groovfire wait for someone to reply:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovefire Posted February 14 Author Report Share Posted February 14 Originally posted by kaydup Plus I like to see groovfire wait for someone to reply:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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