Ian Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79
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LONDON (AP) — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Monday. He was 79. Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team at the university…
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LONDON (AP) — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Monday. He was 79. Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team at the university…
Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team had cloned Dolly using the nucleus of a cell from an adult sheep.
The British scientist who led the team that created Dolly the sheep, a breakthrough in cloning, has died at the age of 79, his former university said on Monday.
LONDON (AP) — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Monday. He was 79. Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team at the university…
Sir Ian Wilmut, the scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the sheep in 1996, has died at 79. The University of Edinburgh, where he served as a professor before his 2012 retirement, announced his passing today.
Ian Wilmut, the British cloning pioneer who helped create Dolly the Sheep in 1996 and wanted to use cloning technology for stem cell research, has died at 79 years old.
