Scientists Announce Births of Cows Cloned in New Way

First Dolly the sheep, now Charlie and George the calves. Two long-lashed, week-old, genetically engineered Holsteins became the latest cloning sensations today when scientists announced that the animals had been given life using an efficient new method that offers the hope of broad and lucrative me...

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Published inThe New York times
Main Author CAREY GOLDBERG with GINA KOLATA
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, N.Y New York Times Company 21.01.1998
EditionLate Edition (East Coast)
Subjects
Animal reproduction
Cattle
Cloning
Genetic engineering
Robl, James
Stice, Steven
BOSTON, Jan. 20
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Summary:First Dolly the sheep, now Charlie and George the calves. Two long-lashed, week-old, genetically engineered Holsteins became the latest cloning sensations today when scientists announced that the animals had been given life using an efficient new method that offers the hope of broad and lucrative medical benefits. The calves were cloned from the cells of cow fetuses by two University of Massachusetts scientists, Dr. James Robl and Dr. Steven Stice, who also work for Advanced Cell Technology Inc., a biotechnology start-up company in Worcester, Mass. The calves' creation, which cloning experts say essentially repeated work done with sheep but simplified it and extended it to a more useful species, was presented here at a conference of the International Embryo Transfer Society.
ISSN:0362-4331