Cloned Cattle Can Be Healthy and Normal

The possibility of cloning humans has raised questions as to whether nuclear transfer can be used to reproducibly generate healthy adult animals. Lanza et al evaluated a series of 24 sexually mature cattle, cloned from nonquiescent somatic cells.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2001-11, Vol.294 (5548), p.1893-1894
Main Authors: Lanza, Robert P., Cibelli, Jose B., Faber, David, Sweeney, Raymond W., Henderson, Boyd, Nevala, Wendy, West, Michael D., Wettstein, Peter J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging - physiology
Animal productions
Animals
Animals, Newborn - physiology
Antibodies
Artificial insemination
B lymphocytes
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology - methods
Blood
Body Weight
Brevia
Cattle
Cattle - blood
Cattle - growth & development
Cattle - immunology
Cattle - physiology
Cattle Diseases - physiopathology
Cloning
Cloning, Organism - methods
Experiments
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic Disorders
Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution
Health
Health aspects
Hypertension, Pulmonary - physiopathology
Insemination, Artificial
Interpersonal Relationship
Leukocytes
Medical Evaluation
Nutrition
Obesity
Organic Chemistry
Physical Examinations
Population genetics, reproduction patterns
Reproduction
Seas
Summer
T lymphocytes
T-Lymphocytes - immunology
Terrestrial animal productions
Vertebrata
Vertebrates
Veterinary Medicine
Whales
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Summary:The possibility of cloning humans has raised questions as to whether nuclear transfer can be used to reproducibly generate healthy adult animals. Lanza et al evaluated a series of 24 sexually mature cattle, cloned from nonquiescent somatic cells.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1063440