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Published online 11 March 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030310-2

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Silence of the clones

Genetic gagging order found at point when most clones falter.

A bevy of genes that are essential for normal embryo development fall silent during cloning, new research shows1. The genes could hold secrets to better cloning and help researchers to understand diseases such as cancer.

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