In the most recent issue of AKC's Family Dog magazine, there is an article titled, "Canine Copycats". Talks about Trakr the SAR German Shepherd that lived to be 16 years old. This dog found the last living person at the 9/11 ground zero site. His DNA was submitted for cloning in 2008 and now there is not 1 but 5 Trakr clones, all in SAR training.
I too am on the fence about cloning, creation for me is such a beautiful thing. It feels like someone photocopying a Rembrandt and trying to visualize the painters brush stroke technique on the copy. It loses its intimacy for me. Science is a powerful thing and I'm sure, done for the right reasons, millions could benefit from cloning. |