Episode
Horizon: Dolly: The Sheep That Changed the World
Overview
The story of the scientists who created Dolly, the sheep that changed the world in this documentary, part of the Horizon series. This Horizon branded documentary tells the full story for the first time with never-before-seen archive, revealing how on a small Scottish farm, a handful of the world’s best genetic scientists worked in secret to crack the holy grail of life: cloning.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 58
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2021-11-23
- Runtime
- 59 min
Episode context
Dolly: The Sheep That Changed the World is Episode 3 in 2021 of Horizon. It aired on 2021-11-23. The runtime is 59 min.
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