Michael Regilio

Yeah, TV writers had plenty more to write about as real science continued to catch up with science fiction. The next big achievement came with the mapping of the human genome in 1990.

Yeah, TV writers had plenty more to write about as real science continued to catch up with science fiction. The next big achievement came with the mapping of the human genome in 1990.

Yeah, and it was a really big project, like a really big project. The project was headed by Francis Collins, and it took 13 years and sequenced 3 billion chemical pairs and maps all the genes encoded in human DNA.

Yeah, and it was a really big project, like a really big project. The project was headed by Francis Collins, and it took 13 years and sequenced 3 billion chemical pairs and maps all the genes encoded in human DNA.

Yeah, and it was a really big project, like a really big project. The project was headed by Francis Collins, and it took 13 years and sequenced 3 billion chemical pairs and maps all the genes encoded in human DNA.

Short answer. Genes are segments of your DNA. Those segments, genes, are responsible for our unique physical characteristics. In short, genes are the units of hereditary traits and contribute... to the traits an organism inherits from its parents. DNA is the complete string of these segments all strung together in a double helix.

Short answer. Genes are segments of your DNA. Those segments, genes, are responsible for our unique physical characteristics. In short, genes are the units of hereditary traits and contribute... to the traits an organism inherits from its parents. DNA is the complete string of these segments all strung together in a double helix.

Short answer. Genes are segments of your DNA. Those segments, genes, are responsible for our unique physical characteristics. In short, genes are the units of hereditary traits and contribute... to the traits an organism inherits from its parents. DNA is the complete string of these segments all strung together in a double helix.

Okay, let's start by differentiating between cloning plants and animals. Many plant cells are totipotent, meaning each cell has the potential to regenerate into a whole new plant. Very often, cloning a plant requires little more than just snipping a branch and allowing it to grow into a whole new plant. Cloning animals is different.

Okay, let's start by differentiating between cloning plants and animals. Many plant cells are totipotent, meaning each cell has the potential to regenerate into a whole new plant. Very often, cloning a plant requires little more than just snipping a branch and allowing it to grow into a whole new plant. Cloning animals is different.

Okay, let's start by differentiating between cloning plants and animals. Many plant cells are totipotent, meaning each cell has the potential to regenerate into a whole new plant. Very often, cloning a plant requires little more than just snipping a branch and allowing it to grow into a whole new plant. Cloning animals is different.

That is when scientists make an exact copy of something using its DNA, that is to say, no sex needed. Some organisms already do this in nature, like starfish, which can regenerate an entire new body from just an arm. Most animals can't do this. But with the scientists' help, just about any living thing can make an exact copy of itself.

That is when scientists make an exact copy of something using its DNA, that is to say, no sex needed. Some organisms already do this in nature, like starfish, which can regenerate an entire new body from just an arm. Most animals can't do this. But with the scientists' help, just about any living thing can make an exact copy of itself.

That is when scientists make an exact copy of something using its DNA, that is to say, no sex needed. Some organisms already do this in nature, like starfish, which can regenerate an entire new body from just an arm. Most animals can't do this. But with the scientists' help, just about any living thing can make an exact copy of itself.

In 1996, scientists in Scotland successfully cloned a sheep named Dolly.

In 1996, scientists in Scotland successfully cloned a sheep named Dolly.

In 1996, scientists in Scotland successfully cloned a sheep named Dolly.

Dolly was the only lamb to survive out of 277 attempts.

Dolly was the only lamb to survive out of 277 attempts.

Dolly was the only lamb to survive out of 277 attempts.