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10 July 2026
Nature staff discuss the landmark moment when a mammal was first cloned from an adult cell — plus, the first direct observation of ocean-floor crust being created.
By
Benjamin Thompson &
Flora Graham
Dolly the sheep was cloned 30 years ago. Here’s what we’ve learned about cloning
What we’ve learned about cloning since Dolly the sheep’s birth 30 years ago
Dolly, the sheep that stands as an icon for cloning
30 Jahre nach "Dolly": Wie das Klonschaf die Forschung veränderte
Clonazione della pecora Dolly, 30 anni dopo l'esperimento
Trent’anni dalla nascita di Dolly, la pecora clonata - RSI
La clonación de la oveja Dolly: los secretos del experimento que rompió los paradigmas de la biología
La oveja clonada que nació en secreto y rinde tributo a una cantante: 277 embriones, tres madres y el ADN de una célula adulta
Kako je na svijet došla najpoznatija ovca u povijesti?
A new era of biology beckons
Dolly’s brush with celebrity could hold lessons for current discussions about reproductive technologies.
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Countries such as China and the United States offer commercial pet cloning for cats and dogs
On July 5, 1996, Dolly the sheep was born. The existence of Dolly – the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an…
Morag and her identical twin Megan were cloned from the same embryo, and both paved the way for the birth of Dolly in 1996
Vor 30 Jahren kam Schaf "Dolly" zur Welt - als das erste geklonte Säugetier. Heute ist das Laborwunder die Grundlage wichtiger…
