Re-Pet a Reality 482
tigerdarklord writes "The Sci-Fi concept of pet cloning has become a commercial venture. Genetic Savings & Clone now not only offers genebanking for your pet (alive or recently dead), but a full service cloning shop. Although they started by producing two clones of the CEO's cat, they have now produced their first commercial clone for a woman from Texas. GSC has modified their cloning procedure to overcome the resemblance issues demonstrated when the College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M, created CopyCat. The technology looks promising but the $50,000 price tag will prove to place the service out of the reach of most pet owners."
I for one (Score:5, Funny)
Looking forward to it! (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder (Score:5, Funny)
I tawt I taw a puddy cat... (Score:4, Funny)
Is the RIAA ok with this? (Score:5, Funny)
Someone better check with the RIAA to make sure that this does not violate the DMCA.
$50,000.... (Score:4, Funny)
I'll just go down to the pound and get a pet for $20 to piss all over the carpet, thanks.
Re:Looking forward to it! (Score:2, Funny)
Genetic Savings & Clone (Score:5, Funny)
I mean, it would be stupid in a science fiction story, but to actually operate under that name has to earn some points.
I'm going to enter the equine cloning market (Score:2, Funny)
Inevitably the same (Score:5, Funny)
Investment in the Future of Technology (Score:1, Funny)
The guys paying $200000 for a seat in Virgin/Scaled/SpaceShip2 will let my kids fly in space.
The guys paying $50000 for cloning their pets will let my kids live forever.
Let's appreciate these guys instead of insulting them.
Re:More money than brains I guess (Score:1, Funny)
who want to have companions that they can control.
You've never owned a cat, have you?
Re:I wonder (Score:2, Funny)
Re:A hot girl's DNA (Score:5, Funny)
Why do you think the first thing the Scottish scientist cloned was a sheep?
A girrrrllllll sheep...
This is going to be the best prom EVER!
Re:I for one (Score:4, Funny)
Re:More money than brains I guess (Score:1, Funny)
Ah, but what if said paractitioners take the $50k and spend it all on "gas-guzzling cars, old growth wood, clothes made from slave labour, stuff like that"?
Re:I for one (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Looking forward to the spinoff technologies (Score:1, Funny)
Re:More ammo for Osama (Score:3, Funny)
If they are discreet, you wouldn't know about them, would you?
Re:Immortality? (Score:3, Funny)
No, but it might give some comfort to your wife