Cloning is the process of producing individual organisms with identical or virtually identical DNA, either by natural or artificial means.
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10 Facts About Cloning
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Cloning is a natural form of reproduction that has allowed life forms to spread for hundreds of millions of years.
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Cloning is commonly used to amplify DNA fragments containing whole genes, but it can be used to amplify any DNA sequence such as promoters, non-coding sequences and randomly fragmented DNA.
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Cloning's was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Scotland by British scientists Sir Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell and lived there from her birth in 1996 until her death in 2003 when she was six.
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Cloning's was born on 5 July 1996 but not announced to the world until 22 February 1997.
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Cloning is a recurring theme in a number of contemporary science fiction films, ranging from action films such as Anna to the Infinite Power, The Boys from Brazil, Jurassic Park, Alien Resurrection, The 6th Day, Resident Evil, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, The Island and Moon to comedies such as Woody Allen's 1973 film Sleeper.
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Cloning humans from body parts is a common theme in science fiction.
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Cloning's grew up always doubtful about the love from her mother, who looked nothing like her and who died nine years before.
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Cloning has been used in fiction as a way of recreating historical figures.
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Cloning's is one of thousands created for manual and emotional labor; Sonmi herself works as a server in a restaurant.
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