PARIS, France– The British scientist who led the team that created Dolly the sheep, a breakthrough in cloning, has died at the age of 79, his former university said on Monday.
British scientist Ian Wilmut, who died at the age of 79, and Dolly, the sheep he helped clonePARIS, France– The British scientist who led the team that created Dolly the sheep, a breakthrough in cloning, has died at the age of 79, his former university said on Monday.
Dolly was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell, and the breakthrough garnered global headlines and led to new advances in animal and medical research. "This breakthrough continues to fuel many of the advances that have been made in the field of regenerative medicine that we see today," he said in a statement."Science has lost a household name," he added.But in 2018, he announced support for new research into Parkinson's, revealing he had diagnosed with the uncurable, progressive brain disorder, which can cause uncontrollable movements such as shaking.