Comments on: Clone on the Throne?

By: Shawn Hendricks

Shawn Hendricks — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:12:48 +0000

Q: Who cares about cloning?
A: Mary II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII… IM, M. That’s who.

By: mary

mary — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:43:11 +0000

this is what i call fashion creation, rather than those hide-your-face weirdies, this is a turn-back time kind of thing. not a fashion show i saw had this elizabeth queen era feel to them. who cares about cloning and so on. enjoy the show!

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Never the Twains shall meet? - Oddly Enough — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:46:44 +0000

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By: Shawn Hendricks

Shawn Hendricks — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:53:59 +0000

They have cloned human cells using DNA from multiple donors. If scientists can extract one fragment of information from one damaged cell and another from the next, in the end they may complete a dead person’s entire DNA chain. Does one section of DNA coding decay more than another? Are there portions of DNA more robust than others? Do those fragments contain more critical characteristics than others or is it all a crap shoot? The biggest obstacle is probably getting enough genetic material to fill in al the blanks. That, plus having the time and patience to complete the job. Then we could find out if she was a henna job or a natural red head.

By: John C Abell

John C Abell — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:18:28 +0000

I have John Candy’s femur and belt buckle (it’s a long story). What’s that address?

By: Robert Basler

Robert Basler — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:10:53 +0000

Hey, let’s not joke about this, Charlene. Understandably, the “new” Mamie is conflicted.
She says there’s this guy in Tulsa who, for the right money, will arrange to clone anybody for you if you can give him a femur from the person or their belt buckle or something like that. This guy calls himself “The Clone Arranger.”

By: Charlene

Charlene — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:00:40 +0000

Ike would!

By: John C Abell

John C Abell — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:37:13 +0000

OK — that’s ridiculous. Who would clone Mamie Eisenhower?

By: Robert Basler

Robert Basler — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:06:24 +0000

Hey, thanks for the kind words, Amy - I’ve already added your note to my job resume.

So, like if it isn’t possible to clone the dead, then how can my neighbor two doors down be Mamie Eisenhower? Answer me that!

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:33:41 +0000

Even if we were able to extract viable DNA from Queen Elizabeth’s corpse and clone it, the current cloning method causes so much damage (less than 5% of the clones even survive) that she would undoubtedly be severely retarded even if she escaped problems such as cancer, arthritis, and abnormal growth.

For example: Dolly, the cloned sheep, was put down at only half her normal life-span because of arthritis and lung cancer.