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According to the Washington Times,Idaho Gem, the world's first mule clone, and Idaho Star, both came up short at a recent mule race in Nevada on Sunday. Idaho Gem finished in third while Idaho Star finished in seventh, both falling short of victory at the 20th annual Winnemucca Mule Races. The clones were born three years ago and carry identical DNA taken from a fetus of the same parents that produced a champion mule racer. The horses were cloned to help researches discover cancer treatments since horses are less susceptible to cancer.
Dolly, a ewe, was the first mammal to have been successfully cloned from an adult cell. The goal of the research was the reliable reproduction of animals genetically modified to produce therapeutic proteins in their milk. She was cloned at the Roslin Institute in Scotland and lived there until her death when she was 6. Her birth was announced on February 22, 1997. DOlly developed premature arthiritis by the time she was 5. On February 14, 2003 it was announced that Dolly had a progressive lung disease and died.