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Cloning — For the cloning of human beings, see Human cloning. For other uses, see Cloning (disambiguation). The sea anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima in process of cloning Cloning in biology is the process of producing similar populations of … Wikipedia
Animal testing — A white Wistar lab rat Description Around 50–100 million vertebrate animals are used in experiments annually. Subjects Animal testing, scien … Wikipedia
animal breeding — Introduction controlled propagation of domestic animals in order to improve desirable qualities. Humanity has been modifying domesticated animals to better suit human needs for centuries. Selective breeding involves using knowledge from several… … Universalium
cloning — noun a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell) • Hypernyms: ↑biological research • Hyponyms: ↑reproductive cloning, ↑therapeutic cloning, ↑biomedical cloning * * * /kloh… … Useful english dictionary
Animal préhistorique — Extinction des espèces Pour les articles homonymes, voir Extinction. Les mécanismes de l évolution biologique Mécanismes non aléatoires … Wikipédia en Français
Cloning — The process of making a clone, a genetically identical copy. Cloning can refer to the technique of producing a genetically identical copy of an organism by replacing the nucleus of an unfertilized ovum with the nucleus of a body cell from the… … Medical dictionary
Animal testing on frogs — Frogs have been used in animal tests throughout the history of biomedical science.Eighteenth century biologist Luigi Galvani discovered the link between electricity and the nervous system through studying frogs. The African clawed frog or… … Wikipedia
cloning — UK [ˈkləʊnɪŋ] / US [ˈkloʊnɪŋ] noun [uncountable] biology the process of creating an animal or plant in a laboratory that is an exact copy of another using the original animal s or plant s dna … English dictionary
Uses and Ethics of Cloning — ▪ 1998 by Ian Wilmut The announcement in February 1997 of the birth of Dolly the sheep, the first clone of an adult mammal, attracted international attention because of the new medical and agricultural opportunities and the new ethical… … Universalium
Pet cloning — is the commercial cloning of a pet animal. The first commercially cloned pet was a cat named Little Nicky, produced in 2004 by Genetic Savings Clone for a north Texas woman for the fee of US$50,000. On May 21, 2008 [http://www.bioarts.com BioArts … Wikipedia
