Consider the following statements:1. Adam Osborne introduced the first portable computer.2. Ian Wilmut created the first cloned sheep.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✓ Correct answer: c) Both 1 and 2
ExplanationStatement 1 is correct: Adam Osborne introduced the first portable computer, the Osborne 1, in 1981, which marked the beginning of portable computing.The computer featured a 12.7-centimetre (5-inch) screen and weighed Nearly 12 kg.However, the machine still required an AC outlet for power.Statement 2 is correct: Ian Wilmut is a British scientist who, in 1996, led the team that cloned Dolly the sheep.Dolly was the first mammal cloned using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), a process where the nucleus of an adult somatic cell is transferred into an enucleated egg cell.Dolly’s creation marked a major milestone in the field of biotechnology and cloning.Science and Technology 553 90
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