Going to Scotland 2025

National Museum of Scotland  ( by Lina, Maryam and Kweenie) The morning started with a visit to the National Museum of Scotland here in Edinburgh. Once inside, we had time to walk around on our own while completing a small task. The museum had a lot to offer; from exhibits on Scottish history to science and technology. One of the highlights was definitely Dolly the sheep, the world’s first cloned mammal created in 1996 by scientists in Edinburgh. She was cloned from a single adult cell, which at the time was groundbreaking and showed that cloning a complex mammal was actually possible. Even though Dolly only lived for about six years, her birth changed the way scientists thought about genetics and sparked huge discussions about science, ethics, and the future of cloning. Seeing her there on display was both surreal and kind of inspiring, since she’s such an iconic part of modern science. But the museum wasn’t just about science, it also gave us insights into Scottish history and id...