First baby girl born through cloning
27 December 2002, 09:58 AM
#1
Scooby Regular
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,896
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Interesting...
From Worldonline
"[Miami, 26 December ] - A human baby was born Thursday through cloning, the first on record, French scientist and member of the Raelian cult Brigitte Boisselier said.
The baby girl was born by caesarean section and the birth "went very well," Boisselier, president of the human cloning society Clonaid, said in a telephone interview with AFP.
Because the effort by the Raelians to achieve the first human birth by cloning was carried out in secrecy, it was not immediately possible to obtain any independent scientific confirmation that the baby was in fact a clone.
Boisselier, a 46-year-old French chemist who is president of the Clonaid human cloning society, declined to give further details of the birth, saying, "I prefer not to say more for now." She added that a full press conference was scheduled here on Friday. Nor would she say whether the baby would be presented at the press conference.
"We are very happy. It's a triumph," Clonaid spokeswoman Nadine Gary said earlier.
If scientifically confirmed by independent sources, it would be the first human baby produced by the highly controversial technique - and announced publicly.
It would also mark the beginning of a new era in human reproduction --the first asexual birth, the first time a child was produced that was not the product of a genetic mix of mother and father, but the identical reproduction of one of its parents.
In this case, Boisselier told AFP on November 27, the baby born Thursday would be an identical twin of its mother, albeit many years apart in age."
From Worldonline
"[Miami, 26 December ] - A human baby was born Thursday through cloning, the first on record, French scientist and member of the Raelian cult Brigitte Boisselier said.
The baby girl was born by caesarean section and the birth "went very well," Boisselier, president of the human cloning society Clonaid, said in a telephone interview with AFP.
Because the effort by the Raelians to achieve the first human birth by cloning was carried out in secrecy, it was not immediately possible to obtain any independent scientific confirmation that the baby was in fact a clone.
Boisselier, a 46-year-old French chemist who is president of the Clonaid human cloning society, declined to give further details of the birth, saying, "I prefer not to say more for now." She added that a full press conference was scheduled here on Friday. Nor would she say whether the baby would be presented at the press conference.
"We are very happy. It's a triumph," Clonaid spokeswoman Nadine Gary said earlier.
If scientifically confirmed by independent sources, it would be the first human baby produced by the highly controversial technique - and announced publicly.
It would also mark the beginning of a new era in human reproduction --the first asexual birth, the first time a child was produced that was not the product of a genetic mix of mother and father, but the identical reproduction of one of its parents.
In this case, Boisselier told AFP on November 27, the baby born Thursday would be an identical twin of its mother, albeit many years apart in age."
27 December 2002, 11:36 AM
#7
playing with nature is not good imho
This was inevitable, if it isnt true in this case, it will be soon enough. It's the natural progresion from the spice girls and girl power isnt it.
Trending Topics
27 December 2002, 11:52 AM
#9
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Under your bonnet
Posts: 9,173
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
saw a movie last night called A.I.
don't know if any of you have seen this before,
but for me, it was far to close to the truth for my liking and actually scared me (not good to think about ones own mortality)
semi on topic anyway
Andy
don't know if any of you have seen this before,
but for me, it was far to close to the truth for my liking and actually scared me (not good to think about ones own mortality)
semi on topic anyway
Andy
27 December 2002, 12:06 PM
#10
Scooby Regular
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: In a house
Posts: 5,153
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The movie started out good then went downhill IIRC. When can I have my sex-bot then? 
Oh one thing, would this clone girl have any rights? Will she look like Jessica Alba? Would I be able to have a clone army to fight my wars against robots?
Oh one thing, would this clone girl have any rights? Will she look like Jessica Alba? Would I be able to have a clone army to fight my wars against robots?
27 December 2002, 01:21 PM
#11
Scooby Regular
So obviously none of you live as near to the Roslin Institute (of Dolly the sheep fame) of Science as I do then 
It's great
I send my clone off to work every day and I go for a blast in the car and go and play some golf. Had to give him a telling off for sh4gging the ex g/friend a while back though
It's great
I send my clone off to work every day and I go for a blast in the car and go and play some golf. Had to give him a telling off for sh4gging the ex g/friend a while back though
27 December 2002, 01:47 PM
#13
LOL
Dont forget, clones will be mentally shaped by their suroundings, so although genetically identical, personality wise will be diferent. It's whats in the head that makes the person.
Dont forget, clones will be mentally shaped by their suroundings, so although genetically identical, personality wise will be diferent. It's whats in the head that makes the person.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
StueyBII
Engine Management and ECU Remapping
5
22 September 2015 02:13 PM
RS_Matt
Non Scooby Related
2
17 September 2015 08:59 PM