Family Dog Cloned, Thanks To Dolly Patents 261
patentpundit writes "BioArts International announced today that they have delivered the world's first commercially cloned dog, a 10-week old Labrador named Lancey, to Florida residents Edgar and Nina Otto. According to the press release issued by the company, 'BioArts International is a biotech company focused on unique, untapped markets in the global companion animal, stem cell and human genomics industries. The Best Friends Again program is a collaboration between BioArts and the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in South Korea, home to the best and most experienced dog cloning team in the world.' The technology that makes this animal cloning possible stems from the cloning patents developed at the Roslin Institute for the cloning of the now famous, or infamous depending on your view, Dolly the sheep."
Would that be... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
I understand loving your pets. I love my dog and, when he goes, it will be exceeding painful. If I could have him return as a puppy when he dies it would be great.
But genetically identical != same dog. The fact that I don't need a clone doesn't mean I don't love my dog, just that I accept that he'll die one day and that nothing (not even cloning) will bring him back. Well... Maybe burying him in that old Indian burial ground a short hike from my back yard... But that just seems like I'd be asking for trouble.
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
Because that was the best tasting dog ever and I want seconds.
Watch out, this guy can probably kick your ass at Starcraft, too.
They probably just scammed them (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
Grandma is part of the family too . . .
-Peter
Re:Exactly the same as the original, except... (Score:3, Funny)
> evil?
Only if it has a goatee.
Re:Would that be... (Score:3, Funny)
ADD 1 TO K GIVING K
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
You want to have a good laugh? Walk into a shelter and ask for 55 lbs of cat.
Re:Why? (Score:4, Funny)
When I was in Korea there was an English punk fanzine that run a phrasebook every now and again. One of the entries was "Dog eating savages!", clearly a handy phrase to know in Korean.
So the patents cloned a dog? (Score:5, Funny)
Wow I didn't know IP laws could get up and work in a lab much less do genetic/biologic engineering.
Ummm (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
Nonsense. The dog spirit transfers from one body to the next just like any other. I should know, in my last life I was a malamute. At least, that's my excuse when I play with my balls.
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
Having something that looks similar, but does not have the same personality should gradually allow the owner to let go.
I think it's more like, "You look like Dave, but you aren't acting like Dave ever would. What are you?" You know, like your dog is a pod person now. Probably not therapeutic.
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
You want to have a good laugh? Walk into a shelter and ask for 55 lbs of cat.
Why would they have that much pussy laying around a homeless shelter?
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
Get a new dog, and you can keep your good memories of the previous dog untainted.
Says the SatanicPuppy.
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
If your cat mittens died,
Isn't it required to kill the cat before making mittens out of it?
Good for divorcees (Score:2, Funny)
I know lots of divorced couples that had a hard time deciding who gets the dog, now there's one less thing they have to argue about.