Healthy ageing of cloned sheep

K. D. Sinclair; S. A. Corr; C. G. Gutierrez; P. A. Fisher; J.-H. Lee; A. J. Rathbone; I. Choi; K. H. S. Campbell; D. S. Gardner

doi:10.1038/ncomms12359

Nature Communications (Jul 2016)

Healthy ageing of cloned sheep

K. D. Sinclair,
S. A. Corr,
C. G. Gutierrez,
P. A. Fisher,
J.-H. Lee,
A. J. Rathbone,
I. Choi,
K. H. S. Campbell,
D. S. Gardner

Affiliations

K. D. Sinclair: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham
S. A. Corr: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham
C. G. Gutierrez: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham
P. A. Fisher: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham
J.-H. Lee: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham
A. J. Rathbone: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham
I. Choi: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham
K. H. S. Campbell: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham
D. S. Gardner: Schools of Biosciences (KDS, CGG, PAF, J-HL, AJR, IC, KHSC), School of Veterinary Medicine and Science (SAC, DSG), University of Nottingham

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12359
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Since the birth of the first cloned animal, Dolly the sheep, concerns have been raised about potential long-term health consequences of cloning. Here the authors report on a cohort of 13 aged cloned sheep, including four created from the same cells as Dolly, and find they are healthy and seem to age normally.

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ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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