[Captain Rhino]

Technically not impossible if they try to clone the Iceman.

Genetic scientists would use his DNA (if it can be extracted intact and undamaged from his cells) to implant into human egg cells that have been emptied of their genetic contents. These cells subsequently are implanted in the surrogate mother - who has no genetic connection to the resulting male offspring.

There are huge technical problems in just getting to the implantable embryo stage (hundreds of failures per success) and there are high rates of abnomalities in the offspring that make it to term. There have been recent scientific articles expressing extreme reservations about cloning higher level mammals for these reasons. It is unlikely any reputable genetic scientist or fertility doctor would be willing to undertake the attempt.

The Raelians...like I said, reputable.

The final question is ...why??

The Ice Man has little significance genetically since he is a modern human (Homo Sapiens Sapiens). There are presently about 4 billion of that particular genotype alive today. Further, since we already have his DNA to study, why would we need a living example? So, outside of the sheer notoriety, why would any woman want to have such a child - especially when the risk of abnormality is so high?

[LPStar]

You said 4 billion Homo Sapiens Sapien. Are ther 1+ billion people in other genotypes? If so, which?

[MHGinTN]

These cells subsequently are implanted in the surrogate mother - who has no genetic connection to the resulting male offspring. Actually, if the donor ova are taken from the woman in whose body the conceptus will gestate, the resulting birth would be related genetically to the Mother, the donor, due to the prescence of mitochondrial DNA, at least! Your mitochondrial DNA comes down through the woman's side of the gene pool.

[Chemist_Geek]

The final question is ...why??

The Ice Man has little significance genetically since he is a modern human (Homo Sapiens Sapiens). There are presently about 4 billion of that particular genotype alive today. Further, since we already have his DNA to study, why would we need a living example? So, outside of the sheer notoriety, why would any woman want to have such a child - especially when the risk of abnormality is so high?

Why do (some) women throw themselves at sports stars? Why do (some) women throw themselves at convicted high-profile murderers? Why do (some) women throw themselves at (fill-in-the-outrageous-blank)?

There's no point in asking.

[CobaltBlue]

I think it would be interesting to try to clone him. But I thought only females could be cloned?