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An experimental tissue engineering treatment that addresses damage at both the inner core and outer ring of sheep intervertebral discs improves spinal structure and function.

The cells on one side of each wool fiber are longer than the cells on the other, researchers find. 

Preliminary results from a USDA study reveal that imported guard dogs outperform those traditionally used in the U.S. to fend off wolves and coyotes.

A new analysis of Dolly’s skeleton suggests the cloned sheep’s arthritis did not lead to her death. 

The animals, some of which were cloned from the same tissue as Dolly, appeared as healthy as non-cloned sheep, a study suggests.

What researchers are learning as they sequence, map, and decode species’ genomes

Keith Campbell, a biologist who was part of the effort to clone Dolly the sheep, has passed away at the age of 58.

Swiss scientists create a collar for sheep that detects when they're stressed by wolves, and sends a text message to their shepherd.

Chinese scientists claim to have cloned a lamb carrying a roundworm gene that aids in the production of polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Researchers are working speedily to find a cure for a new virus that causes birth defects and stillbirth in cows, sheep, and goats.