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Originally Posted by tishas_star  Sorry I started laughing when I go to the part where she was going "I know you, you know me too!" Did anyone tell this woman that just because genetically the puppies are her dog re-incarnated that they don't retain that dog's personality or MEMORIES? Those poor dogs will probably end up dying at a very young age b/c the cells aren't puppy cells they are aged cells (look at Dolly the sheep) and on top of that her dog died of CANCER, so those dogs are certainly predisposed to it. Looks like someone wanted money and someone gave it to them....sheesh. |
You brought up some very legitimate concerns I had forgotten about!
I am not pretending to be a biologist, but as cells age I believe they do deteriorate, so taking DNA from an older dog would definitely set those puppies up for a lower quality of health, right? And yes, the cloned puppies would be very likely to die of cancer like the original, unless it was caused environmentally (ie the carcinogens that are in low quality dog foods~animal by-products)
I'm not bashing on cloning and think there is validity to both sides, these are just some important things to think about.