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Family Dog Cloned, Thanks To Dolly Patents

Posted January 29, 2009 8:53 AM

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BioArts International announced today that they have delivered the world's first commercially cloned dog, a 10-week old Labrador named Lancey, to Florida residents Edgar and Nina Otto. According to the press release issued by the company, 'BioArts International is a biotech company focused on unique, untapped markets in the global companion animal, stem cell and human genomics industries. The Best Friends Again program is a collaboration between BioArts and the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in South Korea, home to the best and most experienced dog cloning team in the world.' The technology that makes this animal cloning possible stems from the cloning patents developed at the Roslin Institute for the cloning of the now famous, or infamous depending on your view, Dolly the sheep.

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01/29/2009 10:51 AM

Dolly Patents?
I thought she was a Country & Western singer

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Re: Family Dog Cloned, Thanks To Dolly Patents

01/29/2009 1:03 PM

Nah. The one you're thinking about has no use for cloning. She's already got two of everything she'll ever need.

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01/30/2009 2:23 AM

"untapped markets in the global companion animal" ?

Go to an animal shelter-there's plenty "companions" left in every country

"The Best Friends Again program"?

Sounds terrible at best !

In our near future of cloning and genetically modified food, what will be left that is natural ? I wonder. Isn't it better to allow propagation naturally, that way you can limit the after effects of inbreeding and the "purebred" issues, such as not straying far enough away from incestuous DNA types ?

Ever hear of why purebreds are more susceptible to disease, chemical imbalances and psychosis ? Half these dogs will be dying early or attacking their owners.

Seems like this is a waste of time considering the problems facing humanity are severe and getting worse all the time.

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01/30/2009 9:09 AM

Steven King could use this as the subject of a new horror story. Beloved pet cloned, but something goes amiss and the beloved pup turns nasty. You awaken to find fluffy has your neck in his teeth and your spouse is nowhere to be found.......

Or is this possible?

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