Dolly creator Prof Ian Wilmut shuns cloning By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 6:30pm GMT 16/11/2007Page 1 of 3
The scientist who created Dolly the sheep, a breakthrough that provoked headlines around the world a decade ago, is to abandon the cloning technique he pioneered to create her.
Prof Ian Wilmut's decision to turn his back on "therapeutic cloning", just days after US researchers announced a breakthrough in the cloning of primates, will send shockwaves through the scientific establishment.
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