Dolly, the world’s first cloned mammal, will go on display at the Royal Edinburgh this month as part of an exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of Watson and Crick’s discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA and return again in September as part of a permanent display at the museum.
Dolly was born on July 5, 1996 and euthanized 6 years later after it was discovered that she suffered from a progressive lung disease. National Museums of Scotland director Dr. Gordon Rintoul told the BBC,
Dolly is a striking reminder of Scotland’s record of scientific achievement and her contribution can now be recognized for many centuries to come.
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She will prove an important focus for future new science displays in the Royal Museum.
Dr. Ian Wilmot, who lead the team that cloned Dolly, said,
She will go on reminding people of the fact that scientific progress was made in Edinburgh which is making people think very differently about this aspect of biology.
It’s stimulating people to do research which one day will help to provide cells needed to treat very unpleasant human diseases.
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Dolly goes on display. The BBC, April 9, 2003.