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Published online 26 September 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030922-16

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First cloned rats born

Genetically identical rodents may help pinpoint gene function.

The humble lab rat has been cloned1. Ten-month-old rodent Ralph joins the growing list of celebrity doubles that includes Dolly the sheep and Cc the cat.

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