Listen "How does cloning improve diversity?"
Episode Synopsis
Saving endangered species is vital for a healthy planet and cloning individual animals can help. Ellie and Laura look at the black-footed ferret, discuss some other endangered species that cloning is helping to save, and look at the history and challenges of cloning.
Fact check:
Cloning the black-footed ferret
Prairie dogs
A history of cloning
Controversy around claims of human cloning
Dolly the sheep
Endangered wild sheep in the Mediterranean
Fact check:
Cloning the black-footed ferret
Prairie dogs
A history of cloning
Controversy around claims of human cloning
Dolly the sheep
Endangered wild sheep in the Mediterranean
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