cloning
'Orphan Black' Just Became Less Sci-Fi With the Latest Cloning Breakthrough
Right before the season 2 premiere, scientists cloned the cells of adult humans for the first time.
All This Talk About De-Extinction Is Endangering the Whole Idea
Before we get preoccupied with what we should do, let's consider what we actually can do—and table the de-extinction debate.
For Their Newest Video, Architecture in Helsinki Creates Pop Clones, Dreams A Little Crazy
We talk with the team behind the video's 'Biological Bakery,' a DIY bio–fabrication laboratory accompanied by cloned assistants.
The March Towards Mammoth-Cloning Continues
But "the chances are very small." Nonetheless, the disgraced Korean cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-Suk is still leading the charge on the effort to revive the mammoth, a new Nature report reveals.
Cloned Horses Are Taking Over the Track
A US court has ruled the American Quarter Horse Association must accept cloned horses' applications to join their exclusive club.
Can Cloning Lions Really Help Save Them?
India now has a cloning facility for the Asiatic lion, but cloning is still a problematic idea in conservation.
Mice Can Now Be Cloned from Tiny Drops of Blood
Breakthrough could speed up drug testing, or lead to massive mice revolt.
This Is Probably Going to Be the First Woolly Mammoth That Gets Cloned
Russian scientists discovered the first woolly mammoth with perfectly preserved blood—and they've already got a deal with a Korean biotech group that wants to clone it.
Extinct Animals Should Stay Dead
Scientist Stewart Brand, who has clearly never seen 'Jurassic Park,' wants to bring 24 extinct animals back to life through reconstructing their genomes and then cloning them. Reasons why that plan sucks.
Scientists Create a Living Clone Embryo from a Long-Extinct Species of Mouth-Birthing Frog
Just a few days ago, people were wondering whether this was a good idea. Too late.
Is It a Good Idea to Revive Extinct Species, Jurassic Park-Style?
Some scientists say no, others say yes. The 10 year-old in all of us wants to see a live wooly mammoth.