the clones are coming
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You need to understand that it is easy to discount what you're saying without any relevant details, km. 
Here's a nice list of stories about the cloned baby girl...
http://news.google.com/news?q=cluster:www.themonroetimes.com/o1227hum.htm
Here's a nice list of stories about the cloned baby girl...http://news.google.com/news?q=cluster:www.themonroetimes.com/o1227hum.htm
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Yes, whether you agree with it or not, it is (or should I say, was) going to happen somewhere sooner or later. I don't think there is really a practical purpose - it is just because it is a challenge and goal in science that is attainable. Has anyone checked out a few of the stories in detail? The baby girl that was born is a clone of a 31 year old woman...who just so happens to be the one who gave birth to her! She cloned herself, and was actually the one to give birth to herself! 
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First of all, it's not verified . . . likely a farce. Secondly, the company, Clonaid. is affiliated with the Raelian cult movement which believes that humans were placed on the Earth by extraterrestrials thousands of year ago, and that we are destined to be immortal. They want to clone young human bodies into which we can transfer our brains in old age to remain immortal. It really does sound like a bad movie.
to our might race 
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You need to understand that it is easy to discount what you're saying without any relevant details, km.
http://news.google.com/news?q=cluster:[url]www.themonroetimes.com/o1227hum.htm[/url]
To be honest, I don't understand why this company -- called Clonaid, and for those of you who don't know, are affiliated with a group believing space aliens first colonised the earth -- would lie about something like this. I mean, of course it gives them notoriety, but like the Wright Brothers, they have to prove it at some point, so it would be utterly pointless to lie. I guess we'll see very soon.
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I saw the Raelians getting blasted by the fine dunderheads at FoxNews, it was really something special to see this cult squabble with a news reporter whom knows equally little about creation, evolution, DNA, biology, or cloning.
"Something special" alright, like watching these new "30-minute court" programs type-special.
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line....ha ha!
"Something special" alright, like watching these new "30-minute court" programs type-special.
Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line....ha ha!
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I'll believe in a cloned human when I see proof. Then I will pay close attention to see how long she lives and how much she suffers as she dies. Who'd think the first cloned human would be a big fat success?
As far as the practicality, purpose, and morality of clones... meh... I'm not even going to bother with that here. It basically touches on every aspect of life and life itself. Way to big for GTPlanet.net.
As far as the practicality, purpose, and morality of clones... meh... I'm not even going to bother with that here. It basically touches on every aspect of life and life itself. Way to big for GTPlanet.net.
I remain extremely dubious - the success rate for most labs producing cloned animals is about 1 in a 100 - and that's a LOT of eggs to obtain from one human. Even if they got lucky, this poor girl's probably going to suffer from a lot of problems.
Very dubious. I'm a big supporter of genetic based medicine, as I think there are potentially enormous benefits, but I can't see any moral or ethical justification for cloning at the moment. The technology just isn't there to do it safely.
Very dubious. I'm a big supporter of genetic based medicine, as I think there are potentially enormous benefits, but I can't see any moral or ethical justification for cloning at the moment. The technology just isn't there to do it safely.
Maybe, but I'm talking about a really clever job. Perhaps I need to watch more news; I haven't really seen any since Christmas.
I still don't understand why the company would claim it unless it was true. They know they're going to have to prove it at some point, so why ruin your reputation by lying?
