Make sure to use lots of lube when pushing a sheep.
posted by demannu on Dec 12, 2003 - 32 comments

Unstable genes make normal clones unlikely. Dolly the sheep celebrated her fifth birthday yesterday. Most cloned animals aren't so lucky: they rarely reach adulthood, or even birth. Another reason why cloning humans might not be a good idea, "one can't expect to have normal clones - even if they appear healthy, they may have abnormal gene expression."
posted by lagado on Jul 9, 2001 - 6 comments

Woman's sheep killed in her living room after she blockaded them and herself indoors to stop the foot-and-mouth related culling (this link is slightly behind the news, which was following this Very Important Story minute by minute, including an Sheep Cam inside the house).
posted by methylsalicylate on May 4, 2001 - 15 comments

Mad cow disease (possibly) strikes "diary sheep" Read the first paragraph carefully...
posted by tippiedog on Mar 21, 2001 - 28 comments