Biotech Company To Auction Chance To Clone A Dog

digg Share this on Facebook Huffpost - Biotech Company To Auction Chance To Clone A Dog stumble reddit del.ico.us RSS


First Posted: 05-21-08 08:02 AM   |   Updated: 05-29-08 05:12 AM

I Like ItI Don’t Like It
Cloned Dogs

New York Times:

A California company is planning a string of online auctions next month to clone five dogs, with the bidding to start at $100,000.

Scientists consider dogs among the most difficult animals to clone because they have an unusual reproductive biology, more so than humans. But the company behind the auctions, BioArts International, maintains that the technology is ready, and it is calling the dog cloning project Best Friends Again. It has scheduled the auctions for June 18.

BioArts says it has licensed patents issued in the 1990s after researchers in Scotland cloned Dolly the sheep.

Read the whole story: New York Times

A California company is planning a string of online auctions next month to clone five dogs, with the bidding to start at $100,000. Scientists consider dogs among the most difficult animals to clone b...
A California company is planning a string of online auctions next month to clone five dogs, with the bidding to start at $100,000. Scientists consider dogs among the most difficult animals to clone b...
Filed by Katherine Thomson  |  Report Corrections
 
Comments
2
Pending Comments
0
iPhone App Promo

Want to reply to a comment? Hint: Click "Reply" at the bottom of the comment; after being approved your comment will appear directly underneath the comment you replied to

View Comments:
photo

Ah, what a fun project for the super-rich to engage in!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:10 PM on 05/21/2008

What's next, cloning chimps so anyone can get their own President Bush ?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:18 AM on 05/21/2008
Comments are closed for this entry

 You must be logged in to comment. Log in  or connect with 

Connect