vsdprasad 0 Report post Posted February 14, 2003 <p align="center"> <font size="2">First cloned sheep Dolly dies at 6</font> </p> http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/02/14/cloned.dolly.dies/index.html Friday, February 14, 2003 Posted: 1:45 PM EST (1845 GMT) LONDON, England -- Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep, has been euthanized after being diagnosed with progressive lung disease, the Roslin Institute has said. The decision was taken to end her life at the age of 6 after a veterinary examination confirmed the lung disease, a statement from the institute said. "Sheep can live to 11 or 12 years of age and lung infections are common in older sheep, particularly those housed inside," said Dr. Harry Griffin, head of the institute. "A full post-mortem is being conducted and we will report any significant findings." Dolly, a Finn Dorset named after the country-western singer Dolly Parton, made headlines worldwide in 1996 when she became the first mammal to be cloned with DNA taken from an adult cell. A team led by professor Ian Wilmut of the Edinburgh-based Roslin Institute took Dolly's DNA from a ewe's udder. Her birth was heralded as one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of the 1990s, but it also triggered furious debate about the ethics of cloning -- a row which has deepened with claims of human cloning. In January 2002, Dolly was diagnosed as having arthritis, a condition usually expected in older animals. It was not clear whether the cloning process led to the arthritis, but research in 1999 suggested that Dolly might be susceptible to premature ageing -- a possibility raised after a study of her genetics. A team from the Edinburgh-based biotech company PPL Therapeutics examined structures in Dolly's cells called telomeres. The team found that the structures were slightly shorter than would be expected in a sheep of her age which was born normally. "The real issue is what Dolly died from, and whether it was linked to premature ageing. She was not old by sheep standards to have been put down," human cloning expert Dr. Patrick Dixon told the UK Press Association. "The greatest worry many scientists have is that human clones -- even if they don't have monstrous abnormalities in the womb -- will need hip replacements in their teenage years and perhaps develop senile dementia by their 20th birthday. "This is why Dolly's health is so crucial and why scientists around the world will be waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination on her." Wilmut said last year that Dolly's arthritis showed their cloning techniques were "inefficient" and needed more work. Still, he said Dolly could live to be 10 years old. Under UK law, therapeutic cloning -- the duplication of human embryos for research aimed at developing new stem cell treatments -- is allowed, but the cloning of humans is not. Dolly's body has been promised to the National Museum of Scotland and will be put on display in Edinburgh in due course, a spokesman for the Roslin Institute told PA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jahnava Nitai Das 2 Report post Posted February 15, 2003 "The real issue is what Dolly died from, and whether it was linked to premature ageing." She died from being euthanized! /images/graemlins/smile.gif Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted February 15, 2003 Without entering into too much depth id just like to say cloning is an abomination and i cant believe noone assassinated dolly before it died of natural causes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted February 15, 2003 Apparently they did. I heard a second tail started growing and they had to euthanize Dolly before it came out for all to see. I'm not sure that may be just a rumor. /images/graemlins/wink.gif Srila Siddhasvarupa brought to light a little known Supreme Court decision from years back where GE won the rights to patent life forms by simply modifying species. Scary stuff. They are visualizing a future where they will modify some poor animal by cross linking it with some human genes and obtaining a patent on the result. Then they will clone that hybrid with FULL OWNERSHIP RIGHTS. A Man-animal. Better than an animal brain but not so much as to object to being a slave. And with an opposable thumb to boot. Yes these people are friggin' demons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gauracandra 1 Report post Posted February 17, 2003 Sorry couldn’t resist. BTW anyone notice that the Ralians have fallen off the news coverage. I think the press realized they were had and now are pretending like it all never happened. It is funny to see the press have egg on their face. Several weeks of coverage with the press giving so much free advertising to this group, and it all amounted to nothing. One explanation of the perils of cloning I’ve heard, is that it is like making a photocopy. Each time you do it, the image fades a bit. This results in defects. Now one ethical issue. If a child is cloned and is unhealthy, and dies, can you prosecute the individuals for child abuse or such? I think so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 16, 2003 i dunno! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
