Word: clones
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...tempting to think of clones as perfect carbon copies of the original--down to every hair and quirk of temperament. It turns out, though, that there are various degrees of genetic replication. That may come as a rude shock to people who have paid thousands of dollars to clone a pet cat only to discover that their new kitten looks and behaves nothing like their beloved pet--with a different-color coat of fur, perhaps, or a completely different attitude toward its human hosts...
...These things are not like eureka moments. It's not like sitting in a bathtub, going yippee and jumping out. It took about a year. A year before Dolly, we made [the cloning process] work using embryo cells. Then we knew we would be able to clone from an udder cell. We didn?t know how soon, but we knew it was possible...
...different way to begin separating out nature and nurture, and to see how different this boy would be. But I have many times been asked if my children have followed me into research - it's something people subconsciously expect. For a clone, the pressure would be even greater. People would expect the clone to be like the original, and put expectations and limitations on them, and that's the reason why I don't like to use that technique. I think people should be wanted as individuals...
...hero! From the director of X-Men! The arrival of Bryan Singer's Superman Returns is exciting news to three groups: the very young, the perpetually adolescent and those cautious folk in the film industry who believe that the best way to make a box-office bundle is to clone the old Man of Steel story for a new generation of consumers...
...think Larry’s DNA is on the bread roll?” asked one potential bidder, according to Hay. “If I win this auction, can I use saliva DNA to clone Larry...