Sheep ideal research subjects, and thus are not a common model organism. They have, however, played an influential role in some fields of science. In particular, the Roslin Institute of Edinburgh, Scotland used sheep for genetics research that produced groundbreaking results. In 1995, two ewes named Megan and Morag were the first mammals cloned from differentiated cells. A year later, a Finnish Dorset sheep named Dolly, dubbed "the world's most famous sheep" in "Scientific American", was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell. Following this, Polly and Molly were the first mammals to be simultaneously cloned and
Mammal (band) 5 September, and were planning to tour the UK with The Answer, famed for touring with AC/DC. On October, 31 2009, Mammal announced via newsletter that all touring had been canceled and they had split up, releasing the statement: "Due to long standing personal, political, musical and business differences, Mammal has decided it cannot continue and is no more...". Mammal released a statement on the 8th, August 2017 announcing that they were playing their first show after almost 8 years scheduled for Fri, 27th Oct 2017 in Melbourne. Following the sold-out performance at Melbourne's Max Watts, the band announced a