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YEARS OF RESEARCH
1952
Two american biologysts, Robert Briggs et Thomas King, install nucleos of
frog embryonal cells in oocytes. They get tadpoles.
1970
Gordon manages to install nucleos and get tadpoles from ordinary cells (no
sexuals or embryonal cells).
1979
First effort of cloning Humans. The new embryo died after a few divisions.
1993
American researchers led genetical experiments on cells destined to die.
1997
Ian Wilmut gets for the first time a sheep clone from adult cells.
1997
Wilmut outdoes himself. He clones Potty, the first clone of a clone.