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Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Known for such American gems as Caddyshack and Groundhog Day, Harold Ramis directed the cult classic Multiplicity starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell in 1996. And in what had to have been a bit of marketing kismet, the film was released only 12 days after Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, was introduced to the world. In the film, Doug Kinney, portrayed by Michael Keaton, was given the...
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the success of its limited series Song by Song: Johnny Cash last fall, Ovation is launching Song by Song as an ongoing original series. Kicking off the series this year will be SONG BY SONG: DOLLY PARTON, premiering March 10 at 8:00 pm ET. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130206/LA55266) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110816/LA52807LOGO) SONG BY SONG: DOLLY PARTON will feature an exclusive...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The scientist who inspired the creation of Dolly the Sheep has now said human cloning is within our reach, bringing some hope of restoration to parents who have lost their child to a tragic death, reported the Telegraph. Nobel prize-winning Sir John Gurdon has been furthering the study of cloning since the 1950s and has had success cloning animals such as frogs. Now, he’s claiming we could begin to see fully functional human...
Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online After successfully cloning cows and horses, experts at the Brasilia Zoo in Brazil are hoping to begin the same process for several species of wild animals that are currently under threat. In collaboration with Brazil's Embrapa agriculture research agency, officials have selected eight animals as potential cloning candidates: the jaguar, the black lion tamarin monkey, the bison, the bush dog, the collared anteater, the gray...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Some revered him as a pioneer while others may have deemed his work unethical. But one thing was clear about Professor Keith Campbell: he was a genius. It was confirmed today that Keith Campbell, who became famous for his role in cloning Dolly the sheep, died on Friday at 58-years-old. Campbell led the scientific research into the creation of Dolly, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, back in 1996 at the University...
The modular CineMoco system delivers camera moves ranging from dolly shots to motor controlled timelapse photography. Austin, TX (PRWEB) September 05, 2012 Cinetics, the makers of CineSkates, has launched CineMoco. Short for Cinetics Motor Control, CineMoco is a compact and powerful robot designed to drive a camera. The system takes video beyond what the eye can see with extreme precision for timelapse photography and smooth motion for video. Cinetics first product, CineSkates was...
EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A revolution in modern medicine is quietly under way in Scotland, which is rapidly emerging as a global leader in regenerative medicine and drug discovery. Ranked #1 in the world for stem cell research, Scotland recently launched a new stem cell trial to cure corneal blindness, which could result in the development of the first harvest stem cells that restore the sight of millions of people. The revolutionary research, conducted by...
Embryologist Dr. Bill Ritchie has started to work on a new technique to clone rare Scottish wildcats, reports BBC News. Ritchie, who became famous for his involvement in cloning Dolly the sheep 15 years ago, said the project could help protect the species which is thought to have just 400 cats left in the wild. His research has received funding from Genecom, the commercial arm of the Moredun Research Institute and the Institute for Animal Health. Ritchie said in a statement:...
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- RNL Bio Co., Ltd. (Representative Director Jung Chan Ra, www.rnl.co.kr), a Korean company that has pioneered the commercialization of dog-cloning services, and Start Licensing, Inc. of the United States have agreed to dismiss their litigation and have concluded a license agreement as of January 11, 2010. Start Licensing, which started its history in 2005 as the joint venture between Geron Corporation and Exeter Life Sciences, was merged with...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Dolly Parton Records and national shopping network, Jewelry Television® (JTV), announced they are teaming up to promote the release of 'Dolly: Live From London' DVD & 2 Disc Set. In 2008, Dolly performed two sold-out shows at the O2 Arena in London, U.K., and her forthcoming DVD and CD 2-disc set chronicles every moment of the journey. The package set will debut on JTV on November 11th for $14.99 with free shipping and handling and will...
