#Cloning

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The taxidermied body of Dolly the Sheep on display at the National Museum of Scotland, her woolly head lit against a dark background
Trends 1996–2003

Dolly the Sheep

The most famous sheep in history — the first mammal cloned from an adult cell, and the moment cloning jumped from science fiction to the dinner-table conversation. When Dolly was unveiled in 1997, she landed on magazine covers, triggered ethics panics, and made 'clone' a word every kid suddenly knew.