Meesha Kaufman’s five chihuahuas are a lot alike. Their tails wag, their eyes bulge, and their bark is almost certainly bigger than their bite. They’re all named after superheroes’ secret identities— ...

The entire Hawaiian population of the peat moss Sphagnum palustre appears to be a clone that has been in existence for some 50,000 years, researchers have discovered. The entire Hawaiian population of ...

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The Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah has an interactive Web site that teaches the basics of somatic cell cloning, the type of cloning used to create Dolly the sheep. The ...

In 1903, plant physiologist Herbert J. Webber coined the term "clone," from the Greek klon, to refer to the technique of propagating new plants using cuttings, bulbs or buds. Science historian Howard ...