Historical Events tagged with "ethical debates"
Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.
Dolly the Sheep: First Mammal Cloned from Adult Cell
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, was successfully created by scientists at the Roslin Institute in Scotland. This landmark achievement demonstrated that a differentiated cell could revert to a pluripotent state, allowing it to develop into a new organism. The cloning process involved transferring the nucleus of an adult sheep cell into an egg cell from which the nucleus had been removed. The significant breakthrough was announced publicly, capturing global attention and sparking debates on the ethical implications of cloning.
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