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Cloning around

Comment comment by NomadSoul on 06 February 2008

What I don't understand is why they would to use a cloned animal instead of a natural one. I can only guess that proponents seek to clone the largest or most productive animals to get the highest possible return on their investment. I just can't see how it's cost effective, though. Not to mention the ethical questions (is this an ethical level of domestication or does it go too far?) and the health concerns--just because we can't measure a difference doesn't mean there isn't one. It may turn out that we need genetic diversity in our food as well as in our ecosystem.

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RE: Cloning around by VnutZ :: NR8

Well ... within the linked stories themselves, it indicates the clone will not be used for food. Rather, the clone's offspring. I think the intent was if a favorably tasty animal were made, you could just keep making top notch ribeye steaks (for example) without hoping to get another perfect cow.

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RE: Cloning around by Anonymous :: NR0

I can't imagine why it would "go too far"... Granted I don't know the details of the cloneing process, but I'm thinking that those of us who are ethically OK with killing the animals won't be too squeamish about how conception occurrs.

I don't think we actually use the DNA of our food, do we? Just the proteins, which are basically the same for all (non-mutant) instances of a given species.

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