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Project Copycat Clones A Cat

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-wish-copycat-cloned-a-chicken dept.

texchanchan writes: "'Copying' is not limited to other people's proprietary files. Soon you'll be able to 'share' their prize Siamese. From Yahoo news: "A domestic cat was cloned late last year in a Texas A&M University research program called CopyCat....Cloning research at the university has been funded with more than $3.5 million in investments from John Sperling, an 81-year-old financier who formed Genetic Savings & Clone Inc." (These Texans know how to name things, too.)"

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  1. Question by PowerTroll+5000 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why is it wrong to copy a CD, but not a living creature?

    There are much bigger ramifications in the latter type of "copying" than the former.

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  2. It's always good to have a backup by MonkeyInTree · · Score: 5, Funny

    There are times when frustration gets the better of you and you just need to kick the cat. It's comforting to know that in the future we can make backups first ;)

  3. Someone had to say it... by brogdon · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's just no end to the lengths geeks will go to get a little pussy... :)

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