Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Cloning

Regardless of what side of this complex issue you stand on, this is a pretty interesting story. 'Trackr', a German Shepherd Dog, was a service dog who was famous for finding the last survivor of the 9/11 attacks. They've cloned him. Not one clone, not two, but 5 identical pups! (Due to the size variations, I suspect there were at least 2 litters. They don't say in the story, but I wonder how many times they had to repeat the procedures to get these 5 pups).

Oh by the way, one of the companies that did the cloning is associated with a disgraced scientist who forged data.

Lots of fodder here for debate. Dig in!

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