OFF: CLONE

[Chris Bates]

Allan asked...

> OK, so what's the story on these sheep being cloned?  I've not heard
> anything here in Kansas (go figure) about it.  Are these sheep fully
> viable, as if not vat-grown??

Yep, they're the real deal. That, of course, is what makes
it so exciting for the scientists and soooooo scary for the
no-brainers in the media. WHy is it that journalists (in the
UK at least) are always trying to whip up big scares about
things they don't understand?

> Did they really _need_ to outlaw the cloning of humans, or was that just
> a nod in the direction of good old procreation the old fashioned way?

This was made illegal when they passed the human fertilisation
act - yet another... ahem - fine... piece of legislation. OK so
you can't be cloned well great why would you want to be? After
all despite what Uncle Bob wrote it wouldn't be you would it?
Personally I'd clone scientifically illiterate MPs and journos
and then let every free-thinker in the country *educate* one
:-)


Chris