Ever lost a beloved family pet?
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Ever lost a beloved family pet?
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._sc/cloned_cat
Cloned Cat Sale Generates Ethics Debate
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What's next? A lost child?
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp..._sc/cloned_cat
Cloned Cat Sale Generates Ethics Debate
SAN FRANCISCO - The first cloned-to-order pet sold in the United States is named Little Nicky, a 9-week-old kitten delivered to a Texas woman saddened by the loss of a cat she had owned for 17 years.
The kitten cost its owner $50,000 and was created from DNA from her beloved cat, named Nicky, who died last year.
"He is identical. His personality is the same," the owner, Julie, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Although she agreed to be photographed with her cat, she asked that her last name and hometown not be disclosed because she said she fears being targeted by groups opposed to cloning.
Yet while Little Nicky, who was delivered two weeks ago, frolics in his new home, the kitten's creation and sale has reignited fierce ethical and scientific debate over cloning technology, which is rapidly advancing.
The kitten cost its owner $50,000 and was created from DNA from her beloved cat, named Nicky, who died last year.
"He is identical. His personality is the same," the owner, Julie, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. Although she agreed to be photographed with her cat, she asked that her last name and hometown not be disclosed because she said she fears being targeted by groups opposed to cloning.
Yet while Little Nicky, who was delivered two weeks ago, frolics in his new home, the kitten's creation and sale has reignited fierce ethical and scientific debate over cloning technology, which is rapidly advancing.
What's next? A lost child?
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I'm not sure wether the race to clone is a market driven phenomenon, one driven by scientific curiosity or is it just a race to accomplish it before its banned altogether? I doubt that cloning of humans will ever be widespread, its just not needed to produce more humans the cost alone would make it a rarity let alone the question of ethics. As for endangered species there is an argument for that. What scares me the most is breeding genetically engineered wild species that we harvest like salmon. What would happen if a super fast growing voracious animal took over the wild breeding population?
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