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- ↑ "Gordon Woods dies at 57; Veterinary scientist helped create first cloned mule". Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
- ↑ Loftus, Bill (2009). "Where are Idaho's cloned mules now?". Programs and People. University of Idaho . Retrieved 21 March 2014.
