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Dolly the Sheep
Dolly was history's first cloned mammal. In February of 1997 it was announced that the biotechnology firm PPL Therapeutics and the Roslin Institute of Edinburgh, Scotland had successfully cloned a…Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is one of the most popular and enduring country singers of the last 50 years, known especially for her outsized talent, hair and bosom. Dolly Parton began writing and performing songs…Wilmut, Sir Ian
(Encyclopedia) Wilmut, Sir Ian, 1944– British embryologist, b. Warwickshire, England, Ph.D. Cambridge, 1971. While doing postdoctoral research at Cambridge, he was part of the team that produced…Campbell, Keith
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Keith, 1954–2012, British cell biologist, b. Birmingham, England, Ph.D. Univ. of Sussex, 1986. In 1991 he joined the Edinburgh Research Station of Animal Physiology and…Brewer's: Dolly Murrey
A character in Crabbe's Borough, who died playing cards. `A vole! a vole!' she cried. `tis fairly won. This said she, gently, with a single sigh, Died as one taught and practised how to…Brewer's: Dolly Shop
A shop where rags and refuse are bought and sold. So called from the black doll suspended over it as a sign. Dolly shops are, in reality, no better than unlicensed pawnshops. A black doll…Dolly Parton Biography
Dolly Parton country singer, actress, songwriterBorn: 1/19/1946Birthplace: Sevierville, Tennessee Songs like “Here You Come Again” and “Two Doors Down” have made Parton one of the most famous country…Parton, Dolly
(Encyclopedia) Parton, Dolly, 1946–, country singer, songwriter, and actress, b. Sevier County, Tenn. Among the most popular country singers of the 1970s and 80s, Parton is known for her Nashville-…Merrick, David
(Encyclopedia) Merrick, David, 1912–2000, American theatrical producer, b. St. Louis, Mo., as David Margulois. Merrick began his remarkably successful series of theatrical productions in 1954 with…Ketchikan
(Encyclopedia) KetchikanKetchikankĕˈchĭkănˌ [key], city (1990 pop. 8,263), SE Alaska, a port of entry on Revillagigedo Island in the Alexander Archipelago. A supply point for miners in the gold rush…Trending
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