# To build a giant sheep, man spends 10 years smuggling, cloning, and inseminating

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/to-build-a-giant-sheep-man-spends-10-years-smuggling-cloning-and-inseminating/
- Published: 2024-10-03T10:00:15-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: A male argali sheep in the wild. Image source: Getty Images. Article by Nate Anderson. Ars Technica – October 1, 2024. Readers of a certain age might remember Dolly, a Finn-Dorset sheep born in 1996 to three mothers and some proud Scottish scientists. Dolly generated global headlines just by being alive, as she was the first mammal to be cloned using DNA taken from body (somatic) cells. […] Click here to view original web page at arstechnica.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio