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Timeline of major developments in cloning October 1990: National Institutes of Health officially begin the Human Genome Project. July 1995: Scottish scientists clone two sheep, named Megan and Morag, from differentiated embryo cells. February 1997: Scottish scientists clone an adult mammal for the first time, producing a lamb named Dolly, from a 6-year-old ewe, using tissue taken from the ewe's udder. July 1997: Scottish scientists clone Polly, a Poll Dorset lamb, from skin cells grown in a lab and genetically altered to contain a human gene. July 1998: Researchers at the University of Hawaii clone 50 mice in three generations from a single mouse. April 1999: Geneticists at Tufts University in Massachusetts clone three goats, altering the goats' genetic code to produce a protein in their milk to treat heart attacks and strokes. 2000: Oregon researchers produce rhesus monkey named Tetra by splitting early-stage embryos and then implanting the pieces into the mother. November 2001: Massachusetts research company reports it has cloned the first human embryo, a development it said was aimed at producing genetically matched replacement cells for patients with a wide range of diseases. Read the story around the world... http://www.nationalpost.com/news/updates/story.html?f=/news/updates/stories/20011125/world-533020.html http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001541836,00.html http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/index.cfm?id=125282 http://www.abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20011125_1830.html http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/thrive/2001/nov/25/112500685.html * * * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn