(Photo by Getty Images) So what was it about Dolly’s ... sheep retrovirus (JSRV), which causes lung cancer in sheep. Dolly was one of those infected. In February 2003, Dolly developed a cough ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Dolly the sheep was just six and a half years old when she died, over half the age most sheep live to.

Normally sheep live for around 10 years, but Dolly had only managed six ... “If they had shown pictures of those instead of the two cuddly ones that looked OK, then the response might have ...

Jon Morgan/CBS/Getty;Getty In 1997, scientists successfully cloned a sheep and named the animal Dolly after country legend Dolly Parton — for a very specific reason. The "Jolene" singer ...

The four sheep cloned from Dolly’s cell line did not suffer the same bad health as their sister, Dolly. Sheep live an average of 10 to 12 years, and these four — Daisy, Diana, Debbie, and ...

Her birth was announced on February 22, 1997. The sheep was originally code-named "6LL3". The name "Dolly" came from a suggestion by the stockmen who helped with her birth, in honor of Dolly ...

Getty Images Dolly the sheep's preserved body is on display in Edinburgh The fleece and tools join a range of material on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh associated with ...

Here’s how it works. Sir Ian Wilmut, the scientist who led the cloning of Dolly the sheep, has died at the age of 79. Wilmut led the University of Edinburgh team that successfully created Dolly ...

LONDON — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died at age 79. The University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Wilmut died Sunday ...

LONDON, UK — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died at age 79. The University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Wilmut died ...