[OT] Claim of first clone birth

[Darrin Drader]

Dude, that is so totally unfair...

There's usually a good five full minutes of squishy noises at least.

5 minutes...? Are we doing the same thing? It always takes me an hour. I'm so ineffecient

 

[Alzrius]

5 minutes...? Are we doing the same thing? It always takes me an hour. I'm so ineffecient

Ack! Must edit previous post to add personal disclaimer!!

 

[kenjib]

That is, since organs from a clone would be a genetic match, and therefore less likely to be rejected if transplanted, will there be extremely wealthy people who would be willing to take the long-term approach and have clones made of themselves which they can later harvest for organs?

Growing an entire body will probably become excessive and unecessary as technology develops. Why would they bother?

http://www.laurushealth.com/HealthNews/reuters/NewsStory0926200224.htm

I have no moral qualms about growing a transplant organ in a pig. Heck, I raise and kill pigs (by proxy) for a tasty breakfast so I certainly wouldn't mind doing it to save my life.

Will there be folk who will want to have their minds transplanted (once such a thing is possible, which I very much doubt will be in our lifetimes - but I could be wrong) into a cloned body, to replace their own sick or aging one?

The brain still ages. Alzheimer's and other diseases will kick in. Nanotechnology is also approaching and being considered to solve some of the same problems. This might never even be an issue. History has shown that our predictions of the future usually look really funny when the future actually arrives, so I don't think there's just cause for getting carried away by speculation. World's Fair 1950's-60's visions of the future, anyone? If something like this becomes even an inkling of a possibility (I mean, *brain* transplant?) we can deal with it when it does. There's no need to be paralyzed by fear of wild speculations of the future.

 

[Reprisal]

Reprisal, don't put too much faith in internet polls. It's self-selecting, and pulling from a limited population on top of it. They're for entertainment purposes only--just like calling Miss Cleo.

I suppose you're right, man. My line of thinking that since the poll was on the Internet there would be more support for cloning than against it. I suppose I overlooked the fact that it's a CNN.com poll...

Things to think about, I suppose,

- Rep.

 

[kenjib]

Not only is it CNN, but it's attached to the bottom of an article about a totally nutjob group that claims to have done the cloning in the name of extraterrestrials and with hopes of body farming.

 

[PA]

Not only is it CNN, but it's attached to the bottom of an article about a totally nutjob group that claims to have done the cloning in the name of extraterrestrials and with hopes of body farming.

Note that they didn't claim that they would transplant extraterrestrial brains into the human bodies. Thus, everything they say is still sane and believable.

 

[Bendris Noulg]

Even if their motivation is nutty...

 

[alsih2o]

Not only is it CNN, but it's attached to the bottom of an article about a totally nutjob group that claims to have done the cloning in the name of extraterrestrials and with hopes of body farming.

careful, we are supposed to be respectful of others religions here.....

 

[Erik Mona]

Yes. Please respect the Raelians.

I haven't been religious for over a decade, but these guys even have their own theme park.

I'm thinking of joining up, if only to get an extra body out of the deal.

--Erik

 

[blackshirt5]

Yes. Please respect the Raelians.

I haven't been religious for over a decade, but these guys even have their own theme park.

I'm thinking of joining up, if only to get an extra body out of the deal.

--Erik

Ah yes, just what me and my future children need:

A young, primed Erik Mona running around, still editting Dungeon Magazine and knocking boots with all the old gamers' daughters.

Don't make me get the Shotgun of Fabulous.

NOTE: This is a joke.