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To: BulbaMan who started this subject	8/16/2004 10:16:46 PM
From: Savant	Read Replies (1) of 3576

RT-Scientist who paved way for Dolly the sheep found hanged DUNCAN FORGAN THE scientist whose pioneering research into human embryonic stem cells paved the way for the creation of Dolly the cloned sheep has been found hanged in his holiday home. The body of Professor John Clark was discovered on Thursday in the village of Cove, near Eyemouth on the Berwickshire coast. The 53-year-old professor was the director of the Roslin Institute in Midlothian, one of the world’s leading animal biotechnology research centres. Prof Clark played a major role in the creation of Dolly - the transgenic sheep that marked a breakthrough in generating human therapeutic proteins in milk. He is believed to have been suffering from depression for some time. His wife is being comforted by relatives at the family home in Edinburgh. A source said: "The professor had been under stress for some time and on Thursday morning he apparently left the house as normal to go to work. The alarm was raised when he didn’t appear and his family asked someone to check the house in Eyemouth. Tragically, Prof Clark was found dead inside." A spokesman for Lothian and Borders Police added: "There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the procurator-fiscal." The funeral is expected to be held this weekend in Edinburgh. Prof Clark had been a head of department at Roslin since 1993 and became director in August last year. He also founded three spin-out firms from Roslin - PPL Therapeutics, Rosgen and Roslin BioMed.

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