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Cloned Predecessor to Dolly the Sheep Gets Museum Display
Morag, cloned in 1995 as the first mammal from differentiated cells, now highlights advances in agricultural science and technology at the National Museum of Rural Life.
- Morag, the pioneering cloned sheep whose success enabled the creation of Dolly, is now on permanent display at the National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride. The exhibit showcases her historic contribution to genetic science.
- In June 1995 at the Roslin Institute, Morag and her identical twin, Megan, became the first mammals successfully cloned from differentiated cells. This achievement proved viable sheep could be produced through nuclear transfer.
- "Without them, there would not have been Dolly," said Professor Andrew Kitchener, principal curator of vertebrate biology at National Museums Scotland. He credited Morag and her twin for enabling late 20th-century scientific breakthroughs.
- Morag died in 2000 and was displayed at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh until about 2005. She was then cared for at the National Museums Collection Centre in Granton.
- The new display explores how robotics and artificial intelligence could solve centuries-old farming problems, positioning science as central to modern agriculture. Morag forms the centerpiece of this exploration of cutting-edge research.
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Cloned predecessor to Dolly the sheep goes on permanent show at museum
Morag the sheep is on show at the National Museum of Rural Life in East Kilbride.
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