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cloning

[kloh-ning] / ˈkloʊ nɪŋ /
VERB
copy exactly
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In 1978, Habener set up his own lab at Harvard’s Massachusetts General Hospital, looking to capitalize on a new technology for cloning genes by studying pancreatic and other hormones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

The project was led by Altragen, a cloning company Yakovenko co-owns with an agricultural company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

It also opened a Pandora's Box of controversial scientific and ethical issues - including human cloning, designer babies and "Frankenstein foods".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Part of Colossal’s announcement this week included news that they had also successfully created four clones of the endangered red wolf using a new noninvasive cloning technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

After hearing a researcher talk about cloning, Deborah asked Sharrer whether it was possible to take DNA from HeLa cells and put it into one of Deborah’s eggs to bring her mother back to life.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot



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