supersonix Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 (edited) A Californian woman wants her late Pitbull Terrier Booger back and has requested to clone the animal to the same stem cell specialists from Korea who were responsible for cloning the first dog ever. By allowing to publish the Booger II story, she's getting a considerable discount. While the whole process costs $150,000, it will cost her "only" $50,000. The Korean company hopes to clone 500 pets each year. source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7246380.stm Edited March 20, 2008 by dreamz added source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Awesome. They should start cloning people already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonix Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Awesome. They should start cloning people already. I can't see your face. Was that with or without sarcasm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I can't see your face. Was that with or without sarcasm? Without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimoose Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 At first i thought she was a bit crazy ($50000 :o) but the article says the dog saved her life by attacking another dog which was attacking her and had already bit her arm off! The thing is, it isn't actually the same dog (even if its exactly the same genetically) so i think its a bit pointless, i understand why people would do it though since ive got a cat, dog, rabbit, 2 chinchillas and a rat (one died :(). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megamanXplosion Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Producing a physical clone of the dog will not result in cloning the personality, which is largely shaped through experience rather than physiology. She's basically paying $50,000 for a puppy that will likely have a completely different personality than her previous dog. She's flushing her money down the toilet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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