The Worlds First Cloned Pet is A Cat

[jimbob200521]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1820749.stm

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Edit: For $50,000, a California Company will clone your cat!!

Thoughts on this? (I know its from 2004, but still interesting, at least imo)

 

[IronWing]

Like there ain't too many cats already. Why not clone something that's really needed like...

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Like there ain't too many cats already. Why not clone something that'e really needed like...

Right.. because the purpose of cloning is to make more of something there isn't enough of.

And this the latest repost EVER. FOUR YEARS LATE. I was a senior in high school at the time.

Friday, 15 February, 2002, 12:08 GMT
First pet clone is a cat

 

[Atomicus]

Originally posted by: ironwing
Like there ain't too many cats already. Why not clone something that's really needed like...

body organs/limbs, blood cells?

 

[Mo0o]

i wonder what this will do to cat/dog breeders who are trying to breed show animals

 

[aidanjm]

cute little thing.

 

[SKORPI0]

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1820749.stm

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Welcome to 2002. :roll:

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
CopyCat is the only surviving animal of 87 kitten embryos created by cloning.

rofl

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: SKORPI0

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1820749.stm

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Welcome to 2002. :roll:

just because the news is old, doesnh't mean the ethical issues surrounding cloning have gone away.

also, little Copycat should be about 3 years old now. Now is he doing? Is he OK?

 

[jimbob200521]

Originally posted by: SKORPI0

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1820749.stm

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Welcome to 2002. :roll:

Haha, I read the date, just not the year. I thought it was a little odd that this was created two days from now.

 

[Chompman]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SKORPI0

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1820749.stm

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Welcome to 2002. :roll:

just because the news is old, doesnh't mean the ethical issues surrounding cloning have gone away.

also, little Copycat should be about 3 years old now. Now is he doing? Is he OK?

Most of the way down, cat looking in mirror

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Chompman

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SKORPI0

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1820749.stm

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Welcome to 2002. :roll:

just because the news is old, doesnh't mean the ethical issues surrounding cloning have gone away.

also, little Copycat should be about 3 years old now. Now is he doing? Is he OK?

Most of the way down, cat looking in mirror

yay!

 

[jimbob200521]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SKORPI0

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1820749.stm

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Welcome to 2002. :roll:

just because the news is old, doesnh't mean the ethical issues surrounding cloning have gone away.

also, little Copycat should be about 3 years old now. Now is he doing? Is he OK?

Haven't found any updates on Copycat, but I did find out how to have your cats cloned.

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: jimbob200521

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: SKORPI0

Originally posted by: jimbob200521
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1820749.stm

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Welcome to 2002. :roll:

just because the news is old, doesnh't mean the ethical issues surrounding cloning have gone away.

also, little Copycat should be about 3 years old now. Now is he doing? Is he OK?

Haven't found any updates on Copycat, but I did find out how to have your cats cloned.

it turns out little Copycat is living happily in Texas with one of the scientists who was working on the project. Chompman gave the link:

"CC is the world's first cat clone. She's alive and well and living in Texas in the home of one of the scientists who worked on Operation Copycat, the cat cloning project funded by Genetic Savings & Clone at Texas A&M University."

http://savingsandclone.com/news/press_room.html