Yeah, it's the telomeres. From what I understand, they are the "end caps" of chromosomes and they shorten as you age - so they are already shortened in the older animal that you clone from, which results in shorter telomeres than usual to begin with in the clone. Am I close?

You should clone yourself now, while you're still alive.
Why, so I can share your unique perspective?
No, so you can go screw yourself.

dear lawd may my dog die before my wife finds out about this.

Though, even I would spring about $5k for Aggie-2.0

Cloned animals have produced viable offspring, so the DNA must be at least somewhat "normal."

Cellular degradation as a result of aged DNA could possibly be a problem. There is some evidence of this in cloned specimens.

..imagines an army of cloned six-assed monkeys....

Bah.

Wake me up when we can legally clone Jenna Jameson...

It's already been done. First client had a 220lb python, a crocodile, 2 cats and a monkey.

wolfzr2

are they reenacting the civil war?

In the picture, it sort of looks like that guy is riding his dog.

I don't wanna be buried/
in a pet cemetary.

Yes, please clone my stupid/inbred dog.

I completely endorse this procedure

50k dollars!!!! for Fluffy?
Go buy a new goddamn cat.

Gawd I miss my seamonkeys.

"Good day, and welcom to PETSMRT!"

Go pick out a dog at the pound.

They need homes.
They will most likely be killed otherwise.
Costs less than $50,000.
They will love you more than your stupid cloned pet that has continual health issues.

Yay! I can get Jane back. He was kinda mean though, growing up in a frat house and having a girls name and all.

Welcome to RePet!

How long before some soccer mom loses her precious little Timmy in an accident and demands the right to clone him?

/schezar is all about the cloning
//science++

Um...there's already a Genetic Savings and Clone in Sausalito, CA and labs in the Texas or something.

/first my ass

Why would anyone want to do this? If you've had a pet for many years, you will both have adapted to each other's personalities (one way or another).
A new animal, although genetically identical, will have none of the personality of the original animal. Imagine how lousy it will feel when the carbon copy of good old faithfull Fido utterly fails to recognize you, and bites your leg.
If you've lost a pet, regrettably you'll never get it back by cloning: best to pay a visit to your local Humane Society and see if you can pick up a used moggy.

Man, this is going to be rife with fraud. Your cat might not have the same coloring, and probably won't have the same personality. It is a delayed twin--no different really than another kitten from the same litter. So what is to stop me from opening a clone "shoppe", take $50K and a picture of your departed cat, and picking up a kitten at the shelter and giving it to you?

And who the hell is so mentally feeble that they have to have their old pet's clone--as if there was something clone-able about that particular animal that you could never find if you adopted an entirely new one.

Get a new cat, and donate $49,950 to the SPCA.

Next headline - "Woman Clones Pussy"

I motion we clone the hell out of that superbowl commercial chicks boobies. With any luck in 10 yrs we could be making babes with a whole chest full of Boobies..

/Mattress material

2005-02-10 01:52:18 PM skinink

"Gawd I miss my seamonkeys."

A little skeet in the fishbowl will at least make it look like they're back.

No, I have never done that as a prank...never I say.

buried_alive
Looks like Church. Sounds like him too.

People are stupid, stupid, stupid.

/must find a way to cash in on this

I would pay $5,000 for a clone of my former Brittany, but not $50K.

/Would pay $50,000 for a clone of Britany Sprears.

/waiting for the real Clone Wars

So you're telling me if I had $50,000 I could see what it's like to run over my cat? And I could have my cat back, too?

already signed up

Eat.
Sleep.
Crap.
Play with little milk ring thingy.

What a life.

That would cost $3 million the replecate 60 feces covered cats in one house!

Firm to open first Penthouse pet cloning clinic...

/much better
//... and those twins!

Thank the Lord there's still no universal health coverage for people.

Does anyone else think this is how corrupt empires crumble? In decadence?

recycled pussy cats

Aren't there enough pets being euthanized every day in humane societies and pounds every day because they don't have homes?

Hello people?!! Doesn't anyone recall the movie Pet Semetary at all??! When you're pet dies, leave it dead.

People are so farked up.

Well, I think it's a good idea.....I mean, why not? Pets are great and all, but they're so temporary.....This is a way to ensure that you'll be able to have (basically) the same pet forever. If you train all these pets the same, won't they be quite similar? If not, hey, throw em in the trash and clone a new one....

Wow. What a great idea. Cloning cats. Cause. You know. The world needs more cats, and there's not enough of them already. And they're such slow breeders after all. In fact. It's almost impossible to find a cat anywhere, like a pound. Or a pet store.
Phew. What a great use of technology.

/sarcasm switched to off.

Won't it be weird when the first cloned human gets to Sex Education class in school when they'll go into great length to explain reproduction and then stop and say "Except for you Timmy"

Elvis Nixon


Thank the Lord there's still no universal health coverage for people.

Does anyone else think this is how corrupt empires crumble? In decadence?


Yeah, but what a way to go!

Universal health care is a crappy idea, by the way. What a concept, let's revitalize healthcare by chaining it to the ground like the rest of the government. Oh my god, AIDS has been cured! Wait, we have to get the cure through seven years of bureacracy in addition to the FDA approval before the government will actually pay for it.

/Democrats are morons.

One thing that gets me is the number of people who've reacted in horror because I haven't had my dog "taken care of". When I say it's because I want to find another dog of her bred and light them candles, play Barry White and see what happens they go balistic. What is the difference between mixing the genes of two healthy animals the result being a bunch of healthy, well loved puppies, and spending big $$$ having them cloned. What's wrong with the old fashioned way? Save the money and get your pet a date, and take responsiblity for the big let down when he nevers calls her again. Also take responsiblity for said puppies, you have pretty much the same result as cloning. Price: $100.00 dollar stud fee/candles&music optional.

Dan of 76 New key bored and some tissue to get the rest of the pop out of my nose please