Mouse Cloned From Drop of Blood 111
Ogi_UnixNut writes "Scientists in Japan have succeeded in cloning a mouse from a drop of blood. From the BBC: 'Circulating blood cells collected from the tail of a donor mouse were used to produce the clone, a team at the Riken BioResource Center reports in the journal Biology of Reproduction.' The female mouse managed to live a normal lifespan and could reproduce, according to the researchers."
Normal-looking offspring were obtained from all... (Score:4, Informative)
"Normal-looking offspring were obtained from all four strains tested."
Link from article http://www.biolreprod.org/content/early/2013/06/25/biolreprod.113.110098.abstract [biolreprod.org])
One scary a$$ line, indicates a 100% success rate.
The ramifications of what's implied are numerous and cover every aspect of our future.
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