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[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 29 points 8 months ago (5 children)

If an 80 year old rancher can source parts for DNA, and then clone and breed the resulting animal, and also sell it's semen to other people across the country... Wtf else is going on with cloning no one knows about?

[–] mods_are_assholes@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I remember shortly after Dolly was born, everyone was talking about cloning.

Then a few months later China claimed to clone a monkey (it was eventually found to be fake)

But everyone was silent about it after the initial news release. Almost no one was talking about it and most people don't even remember it.

I think this was on purpose to hide the fact that we already have human clones and the first ones are likely 20+ years old now.

[–] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 2 points 8 months ago

Primates are much harder to clone than sheep. Here's an interesting article about the 2018 cloning and the 2022 cloning of which news just came out recently. https://bioethicsobservatory.org/2024/02/primate-cloning-a-step-forwards-or-backwards/45931/

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.

[–] Klear@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.

[–] sramder@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Certainly sounds like there are lab services out there willing to play things a bit loose. Although I’m guessing you could substitute testicles for every instance of “animal parts” in the article. So more IVF than Jurassic Park. Although “Alternative Animal Ranch” really does inspire an Island of Dr. Moreau vibe.