Attack of the Clones - Science Fiction or Fact?

There’s a blockbuster movie about them (no, I’m not talking about the Jedi). Every week we hear new headlines in genetics to do with them. But what is the true story behind CLONES? And what is the deal all about…?

Imagine a world of ‘perfect’ human beings? It could spurn a whole new career for supermodels, selling their cells to create a physically perfect child - knowing what they would look like when they are older - for tomorrow’s parents. In fact, a model could be cloned without her even knowing, all it takes is a drop of saliva or blood – or any living cells. It may sound like a future away, but all this is much closer to home.

Fantasy Becomes Reality

Edinburgh, Scotland. February 23rd 1997. That was the place and date when science horror suddenly became science reality.
It came in the form of Dolly, a sheep. But she was a sheep, or indeed any animal, like no other; she was the perfect copy of another ewe, and the need of a father wa...