Horizon, Dolly, The Sheep That Changed the World

It's 1996. In a small scientific institute in Scotland, a team of biologists are working round the clock to create a sheep from an adult cell. On 5th July, Dolly the Sheep is born and the world's biology textbooks rewritten. This is a first-hand account from the people behind a scientific...

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Format: Video
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : BBC Worldwide Learning, [2021]
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 3 sec)) : sound.
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Summary: It's 1996. In a small scientific institute in Scotland, a team of biologists are working round the clock to create a sheep from an adult cell. On 5th July, Dolly the Sheep is born and the world's biology textbooks rewritten. This is a first-hand account from the people behind a scientific sensation. Geneticists, biologists, technicians, farmhands, and the journalists reveal exactly what happened - and explore Dolly's legacy not just in cloning, but in humanity's fight against our most feared and incurable disorders.
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It's 1996. In a small scientific institute in Scotland, a team of biologists are working round the clock to create a sheep from an adult cell. On 5th July, Dolly the Sheep is born and the world's biology textbooks rewritten. This is a first-hand account from the people behind a scientific sensation. Geneticists, biologists, technicians, farmhands, and the journalists reveal exactly what happened - and explore Dolly's legacy not just in cloning, but in humanity's fight against our most feared and incurable disorders.
6 - 8, 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (50 min., 3 sec)) : sound.
Format: Streaming video file.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience: 6 - 8, 9 - 12, Academic/AP.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.