cloning
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Origin of cloning
Vocabulary lists containing cloning
Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School
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As high-quality synthetic re-creations become cheap and accessible, cloning has become a more desirable option for studios struggling with runaway production costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Still, a fissure remains between those actors who stay morally opposed to cloning, and those who embrace this new reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Castro was obsessed with cloning Ubre Blanca, a champion milk cow, to end the chronic milk shortage his agricultural policies created.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Sceptics initially saw the cloning as "taboo" disruptions of nature, Shoichi Ikeno, head of local diving company Lagoon, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
“But if they cloning her cells, does that mean someday they could clone my mother?”
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
"I know the technology very well," says Stice from the University of Georgia, who has been involved in hundreds of clonings.
From US News ● Aug. 4, 2016
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