Cloning (So far OT we can't see the list anymore)

On Wed, May 21, 2003 at 10:08:03AM -0500, Tony Hogard wrote:
> Highly speculative apparatus needed; you'd have to get the DNA
> from the monoploid germ cells to combine, and either use a
> donated egg (which introduces a third biological parent) or come
> up with an eggless cloning process.
Incidentally, recent research indicates that cloning simians,
including humans, isn't yet possible.  All the current extraction
processes seem to damage some vital cellular components, rendering
the implanted egg unviable.  See the current issue of
_Scientific_American_ for details.

-Mark