In reproductive cloning, which is how animals are cloned, researchers "remove a mature somatic cell, such as a skin cell, from an animal that they wish to copy." DNA of the donor animal's somatic ...

With the arrival of Little Nicky, a kitten cloned to duplicate a Dallas woman's deceased pet, animal cloning has moved from closed-door laboratories to commercial application. The $50,000 feline ...

At the same time, scientists have made significant advances in cloning animals. Here, a look at cloning developments since Dolly's birth: Q: In the decade since Dolly was revealed to the world ...

But, even today, the success rate of animal cloning is estimated to be less than 30%. In fact, many animal rights activists oppose the practice citing animal welfare. In 2015, the European Union ...

That animal cloning has largely centered around one-off efforts was one of the key factors the study identified as having held cloning technology back as a conservation tool. Limited case studies ...

CC was the first successfully cloned pet, and Texas A&M has gone on to clone more species of animals than any other institution in the world. Dr. Duane Kraemer, a cloning expert and CC’s owner ...

Russell is the president of ViaGen Pets & Equine, a prolific commercial animal cloning facility. The company primarily clones cats, dogs, and horses, though it has also cloned pigs, cows ...

But there is a backlash, too, from those who think the practice is morally wrong. Animal cloning was once considered to be a science-fiction fantasy, but then came Dolly the sheep in 1996 — the ...

“Cloning is growing as fast as we can effectively ... cultured and frozen before or just after the animal dies. ViaGen charges $150 annually, on top of an initial $1,600 collection fee, for ...