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Scientists at UGA and ProLinia have produced the first calf ever cloned from cells of a slaughtered cow. The healthy calf was delivered by Caesarian section April 22 at the College of Veterinary Medicine. The breakthrough has the potential to revolutionize beef cattle production by allowing producers to select the highest-quality animals after the meat has been graded and clone those animals to stock their herd. FULL STORY / PHOTOS About Steven Stice About Prolinia About Georgia Research Alliance


• Columns, July 16, 2001: Breakthrough in cattle-cloning technique announced • Columns: Newest Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar is cloning specialist • Georgia Magazine: Brave New World Athens Banner-Herald, August 15, 2001:Cloning expert sees great potential Q & A with UGA scientist Steven Stice • Georgia Trend Magazine, Oct 1, 2001: UGA Eminent Scholar Steven Stice is among “40 under 40” named by Georgia Trend magazine as rising stars in the state. Stice holds an endowed chair of animal bovine reproductive physiology and also serves as chief scientific officer of ProLinia Inc., a company set up to use cloning and genetic engineering to improve animal agricultural practices.		•April 25, 2002: The birth of K.C. •June 26, 2001 press conference: Breakthrough in cattle-cloning technique announced Photos of: •Steven Stice •Mike Wanner •June 26, 2001: How the technique works

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