日前，培育出世界首只克隆羊多利的科学家伊恩·维尔莫特被控偷窃了同事的有关克隆羊的构想。

　　据英国《镜报》11月29日报道，苏格兰籍科学家维尔莫特被认为是世界上首只哺乳类克隆动物——克隆羊多利的创造者。但维尔莫教授前同事普里姆·塞恩称：“维尔莫特剽窃了别人的设想，却独揽了所有荣誉。”

　　身为分子生物学家的亚裔塞恩称，维尔莫特教授经常威胁他，并表示不会接受克隆羊的最初设想出自亚洲人的头脑。当年，45岁的塞恩在多利诞生地、爱丁堡罗斯林研究所与维尔莫特一起工作。塞恩说：“他利用我的成果与其他人合作，但却不愿与我合作。他剽窃了我的主意并不断威胁我。最后，我给了他（实验设想），他拿走了。”塞恩日前在爱丁堡向法庭起诉受到种族歧视和不公平解职。

　　报道说，有关这场剽窃成果的听证会还将继续在爱丁堡举行。

　　1997年，生物学界发生了一件轰动世界的大事——克隆羊多利诞生。这一成果被美国《科学》杂志评为该年度世界10大科技进步的第1项。科学家认为，多利诞生标志着生物技术新时代来临。此后，克隆，这个以前只在科学研究领域出现的术语变得广为人知。克隆猪、克隆猴、克隆牛……纷纷问世，似乎一夜之间，克隆时代已来到人们眼前。

　　2003年2月14日，多利因患严重肺病而被实施安乐死。

　　The scientist who cloned Dolly the sheep hijacked the idea for the experiment from his staff, it was claimed yesterday.

　　Professor Ian Wilmut, 63, successfully created the world's first cloned mammal.

　　But ex-colleague Dr Prim Singh told an employment tribunal: "He poached ideas and took the credit himself. He did not have the idea behind Dolly the sheep."

　　The molecular biologist claimed that the professor regularly bullied him and would not accept Asian men could come up with ideas. Dr Singh, 45, was transferred to work with Prof Wilmut at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh.

　　He said: "He wanted to collaborate with other people using my work. But he didn't want to collaborate with me.

　　"He took my ideas and bullied me. I gave, he took."

　　The scientist described conditions at the institute as "poor" and said they were difficult to work in. He added: "Roslin mouse house was chaotic."

　　Dr Singh is claiming race discrimination and unfair dismissal. The hearing continues in Edinburgh.