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Gemini Genetics has been cloning pets for bereaved owners since 2019 and has seen a steady rise in demand from animal lovers ...

At one UK clinic, pet-lovers can clone their animals post-mortem for a hefty sum. Gemini Genetics, which is nestled into an ...

In this form of cloning, a somatic cell provides the cloned animal's complete DNA, which is then injected into an unfertilized egg cell that has had its existing genetic material removed.

But there is a backlash, too, from those who think the practice is morally wrong. Animal cloning was once considered to be a science-fiction fantasy, but then came Dolly the sheep in 1996 — the ...

Researchers have found proof that cloned animals tend to harbor genetic defects that will disturb their development and lead to abnormalities, strengthening the rational that reproductive cloning ...

But if you've got thousands of pounds to spare, advanced cloning technology could let you bring your animal 'back from the dead'. Gemini Genetics, a cloning company based in Shropshire ...

So while the rest of the world mulls cloned animal products (Box 1), the US and Europe seem unable to set the stage. Members of the European Forum of Animal Breeders are urging EC officials not to ...

Arthur ‘Jack’ Schubarth, from Montana, United States, used tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and ...

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