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Dolly: a New Form of Transgenic Breedwealth

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  • Sarah Franklin

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Public debate in Britain surrounding the cloning of Dolly the sheep has primarily focused on the legitimacy of cloning humans, not sheep. This bracketing of the human question relies on a distinction between humans and animals belied by the very constitution of transgenic animals who are made with human DNA, such as Polly. Moreover, the ways in which human beings think about, manipulate and classify animals have distinct cultural consequences, for example in relation to cultural understandings of life, property, kinship and other forms of social interconnection. This article introduces the term 'breedwealth' to examine Dolly as a unique form of property in order to make some of these connections more visible.

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  • Sarah Franklin, 1997. "Dolly: a New Form of Transgenic Breedwealth," Environmental Values, White Horse Press, vol. 6(4), pages 427-437, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:env:journl:ev6:ev621
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    cloning; transgenic animals; sheep; culture; property;
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    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General

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