What are some real world examples of animal cloning?

Answer 1

Some examples of animals that have been cloned are as follows:

• The one that everyone is probably familiar with would be Dolly the sheep, who was the first mammal to be successfully cloned. She was cloned from adult cells by Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell, and their colleagues from Roslin Institute and PPL Therapeutics near Edinburg, Scotland. Dolly lived from July 5, 1996 to February 14, 2003. Several other sheep have been cloned as well.
• According to the Discovery Channel website, the first successful clone was a tadpole in 1952.
• In December 2001, scientists at Texas A&M University cloned a cat for the first time. It's name was CC (Copy Cat).
• Many cows have been cloned, and their meat and milk have been deemed safe by the FDA for human consumption.
• Other animals to have been cloned include: Rats, pigs, rhesus monkeys, and mules.