The Enduring Legacy of Dolly the Sheep: CRISPR Cattle and Cloned Camels

The legacy of Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, lives on in the field of animal cloning and genetic engineering. Scientists continue to use cloning techniques, such as somatic cell nuclear transfer, to edit the genomes of livestock, clone champion horses and camels, and create models of human disease. While cloning is still a technically intensive and inefficient process, researchers are exploring ways to improve efficiency and develop new methods using stem cells.