wired.com — When skin cells from a dead pit bull named Booger gave rise to five healthy-looking puppies with a $50,000 price tag, it marked the formal beginning of a commercial dog-cloning industry.But for all the attention given to these and other clones, little was paid to the behind-the-scenes science.
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Closed AccountAug 20, 2008
Its only a matter of time before they clone humans.. oh Wait.Dug for the picture! *melts*
thunderclapAug 20, 2008
Because we are unwilling to ship them to Korea to help feed starving populations.
charlietunaAug 20, 2008
Hey, adopt No need to clone Booger, there are plenty of lonely pups who would welcome a warm and loving home. I know I'll sound like an animal rights freak when I saw that people can be such asses.<a class="user" href="http://www.petfinder.com/">http://www.petfinder.com/</a>
Closed AccountAug 21, 2008
you could just mate the two or at the very least artificially inseminate them. It would be a lot less expensive and easier.
rhodesskolarAug 21, 2008
Sick
risingashesAug 22, 2008
What kind of absurd strawman argument are you trying to make?When did I mention abandoning puppies and babies was an okay practice? Are you unable to recognise the difference between abandoning puppies/babies and people choosing not to go out of their way to adopt them? You are saying that compassion should be mandatory and all encompassing. How does that sound reasonable in your head?Adopting those that have been abandoned is an admirable thing. Things that are admirable cannot be compulsory. If a lady wants to clone her child instead of risking a horrible birthmarked freak then that's her choice- she isn't stealing anything from anyone.
westonpAug 26, 2008
Great... blowing tens of thousands of dollars, just to play God in the hopes of feeding an unhealthy obsession. Animals and people die, that's just part of life. Nothing good is going to come from trying to live in your own little fake world, where you just copy dead animals so you can pretend that they are the same as the first one. Here's how to improve your mental health, finances, and community: let go of the past, adopt a new dog, and give half of that $50k that you were about to waste to a charity that will actually help people.
gettaratNov 25, 2008
What a shallow woman. Go adopt!<a class="user" href="http://hypoallergenicdogbreeds.org/">http://hypoallergenicdogbreeds.org/</a>