Remember Dolly the sheep? Dolly, announced to the public on this day in 1997, was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, proving that specialized cells could be used to create an exact copy of the animal they came from.
Her existence, you may remember, was rather controversial. But that didn’t stop science. In fact, today, there are a number of companies worldwide, including one in the U.S., that clone cats and dogs for pet owners.
Barbara Streisand did it. Two of the actress’ dogs are clones of her previous pet.
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