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Researchers say cloned animals grow old quicker
Australian Broadcasting Company ^
| August 08 2003
Posted on 08/08/2003 11:36:48 AM PDT by knighthawk
British scientists say they have found new evidence to suggest that cloned animals age prematurely.
Researchers at Cambridge University believe the cloning process damages the genetic mechanism which allows animals to grow normally.
The research comes a day after scientists in Italy confirmed they had created the world's first cloned horse.
The Italian scientists say they have already received requests to produce replicas of top thoroughbreds - a move which observers say could rattle the multi-million dollar racing industry.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: aging; allyourclones; arebelongtous; britian; clone; cloned; cloning; uk
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:37:42 AM PDT
by
knighthawk
(We all want to touch a rainbow, but singers and songs will never change it alone. We are calling you)
To: knighthawk
British scientists say they have found new evidence to suggest that cloned animals age prematurely. That just means that we can slaughter them faster!
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:41:34 AM PDT
by
Zavien Doombringer
(I seem to be the source of gravity, everything seems to fall on me....)
To: knighthawk
British scientists say they have found new evidence to suggest that cloned animals age prematurely. That just means that we can slaughter them faster!
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:41:45 AM PDT
by
Zavien Doombringer
(I seem to be the source of gravity, everything seems to fall on me....)
To: knighthawk
Hasn't there been a finding that cells have something like a biological clock embedded in the DNA, so when genetic material is taken from an animal that's, say, 5 years old, what is being cloned is a 5 year old animal, not a new "offspring"? In other words, if, say, a 45 year old human is cloned, what is produced is a human with 45 year old cells, and hence a life expectancy no more than 25 years.
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:42:56 AM PDT
by
My2Cents
("I'm the party pooper..." -- Arnold in "Kindergarten Cop.")
To: knighthawk
Telomeres.
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:45:00 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:45:08 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: My2Cents
Could we say: God dupes scientists!!
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:51:17 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: Zavien Doombringer
Don't let the PETA here you say that. (or is it the PETCA? hmmm)
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:51:38 AM PDT
by
4mycountry
(One voice, connecting with others like a water droplet on a lake. It cannot be missed.)
To: 4mycountry
PETA = People Embarassing the Tidewater Area
PETA is based right here in Norfolk. about 3 miles from me...
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posted on
08/08/2003 11:53:00 AM PDT
by
Zavien Doombringer
(I seem to be the source of gravity, everything seems to fall on me....)
To: My2Cents
So if I could get some DNA from Catherine Zeta Jones and clone her she'd just turn old right away? Dang.
To: colorado tanker
This is not new. We knew about the premature aging (any other problems) from Dolly the sheep. Additionally, we know it took MANY attempts to produce Dolly. At what stage the others failed, we were never told as far as I know.
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posted on
08/08/2003 12:25:29 PM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
To: knighthawk
British scientists say they have found new evidence to suggest that cloned animals age prematurely. It's not nice to fool Mother Nature!
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posted on
08/08/2003 12:27:20 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: knighthawk
Aging quickly is a disadvatage to the individual animal. But there is a more important question: Can the clone produce viable offspring that don't age quickly?
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posted on
08/08/2003 12:35:11 PM PDT
by
aimhigh
To: aimhigh
I wondered if someone would figure that out!
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posted on
08/08/2003 1:00:27 PM PDT
by
FreeLibertarian
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