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Robert Briggs (December 10, 1911 — March 4, 1983) was a scientist who in 1952, together with Thomas Joseph King, cloned a frog by nuclear transfer of embryonic cells. The same technique, using somatic cells, was later used to create Dolly the Sheep. Their experiment was the first successful nuclear transplantation performed in metazoans.

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-'''Robert Briggs''' (December 10, 1911 — March 4, 1983) was a scientist who in 1952 together with [[Thomas J. King]] [[cloning|cloned]] a [[frog]] by [[nuclear transfer]] of embryonic cells.  The same technique, using somatic cells, was later used to create [[Dolly the Sheep]]. Their experiment was the first successful nuclear transplantation performed in [[metazoan]]s.
+'''Robert Briggs''' (December 10, 1911 — March 4, 1983) was a scientist who in 1952, together with [[Thomas Joseph King]], [[cloning|cloned]] a [[frog]] by [[nuclear transfer]] of embryonic cells.  The same technique, using somatic cells, was later used to create [[Dolly the Sheep]]. Their experiment was the first successful nuclear transplantation performed in [[metazoan]]s.
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