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Cloning Glory

Reproductive cloning creates animals that are genetically identical to an existing one. Since 1997, scientists have cloned 17 species:

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8226; Sheep, 1997: Dolly makes headlines as the first clone of an adult mammal

8226; Mouse, 1998: Researchers in Hawaii create 50 clones of a single mouse

8226; Bull, 1999: Cloning a bull leads to a debate about the safety of milk and meat from clones

8226; Pig, 2000: Five cloned piglets open the way to cloning animals to grow organs

8226; Goat, 2000: The first goat clone dies from abnormal lung development

8226; Gaur, 2001: A wild ox becomes the first clone of an endangered species

8226; Mouflon, 2001: A sheep becomes the first endangered-species clone to survive infancy

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8226; Rabbit, 2002: Researchers clone a rabbit that may model human diseases

8226; Cat, 2002: A company formed to reproduce cherished pets clones the first cat

8226; Mule, 2003: Offspring of a horse and a donkey yield the first hybrid clone

8226; Rat, 2003: A challenge to researchers, its eggs begin dividing almost instantly

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8226; African wildcat, 2004: Researchers use a domestic cat as its own surrogate mother

8226; Dog, 2005: Researchers in South Korea clone an Afghan puppy they name Snuppy

8226; Water Buffalo, 2005: Cloned in China, it opens interest in improving the animal and its milk

8226; Horse, 2005: It8217;s the first clone whose surrogate mother is also a genetic donor

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8226; Ferret, 2006: Researchers in Iowa hope to use it to study human respiratory diseases

8226; Wolf, 2007: South Korean scientists clone two gray wolves, an endangered species

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