Dolly the Sheep
Dolly hit the headlines in 1997 as the first mammal cloned from
an adult cell. She was born at the Roslin Institute just outside
Edinburgh, on 5 July 1996.
One of the aims of creating her was to find out whether an adult
cell could be reprogrammed and develop normally into a new
embryo.
Cloning Dolly from an adult cell has opened up many
possibilities for medical and agricultural advances for human
benefit. It has also raised important questions about cloning and
ethics. You will learn more about these debates in the interactive
displays alongside Dolly.
Who's like you?
In this interactive display you will have a chance to create a
character with some of your own features, such as eye colour and
ear shape.
Does this person look like you? How easy is it to make someone
who is exactly like you?
Unless you are an identical twin, there is nobody on earth who
looks exactly like you – you are unique!
Vote on cloning
This poll gives some essential information about the major
debates of cloning and genetic modification (GM). It then asks you
to vote on several issues. What does the future hold for genetics?
Have your say about you would and wouldn’t like to see happen.
GM: for or against
This interactive poll gives some essential information about the
major debates of cloning and genetic modification (GM). It then
asks you to vote on several issues according to your best
judgement. What does the future hold for genetics? Have your say
about what you would and wouldn’t like to see happen.