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Topic: Sheep

6 years, 400 trials, and a breakthrough—how Kashmir gave India its first gene-edited sheep

Two female lambs were born to a single recipient female at Srinagar’s Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology. But only one had the muscle-growth gene successfully altered.

India’s pastoral wool producers are being fleeced. Govt must make urgent policy changes

India's pastoralists face dire straits due to reliance on imports, climate change, and land use shifts. The issue can have cascading effects on society at large.

How Ian Wilmut’s work on Dolly the sheep shaped cloning & stem cell research

British embryologist Wilmut died on 10 September at the age of 79. He led the team that created Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell.

Scientists discover 1,600-yr-old mummy of a sheep, & seismometres can trace wandering elephants

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.