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Are You on Clonaid Board of Directors?

Posted by michael on from the a-fool-and-his-money dept.

rollthelosindice writes "The Boston Globe is reporting that Clonaid has no address, no board of directors, and only two employees, according to sealed court documents obtained by the Globe. Yet the group is pushing forward with plans to charge dozens of prospective cloning patients up to $200,000 apiece for its services."

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  1. Sigh by DogBarf · · Score: 3, Funny

    And the Raelian sect has seen its dues-paying membership swell by 10 percent because of all the publicity, according to its founder...

    Scientists were openly skeptical, but the group nonetheless received enormous news media attention.
    So, the news is that Clonaid isn't a legitimate company? It seems the press is still falling right into their hands...

  2. i dont know why.... by jeffy124 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    the press is still clinging to this clonaid clan. they're not a company, they havent cloned anything, they refuse to let their claims be tested, and their claims have been dismissed entirely.

    the press is just feeding into what they want: publicity for that whacked group the two employees belong to.

    --
    The One Rule Of Chess You'll Ever Need: Don't play someone who carries a kit in their bookbag.
  3. ofcourse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Of course... No-one would want to be legally tied to a company like that for liability/criminal prosecution reasons... If they are serious, (obviously very unlikely) I would not expect to see anything other than this.

  4. My favorite by smoondog · · Score: 4, Informative

    These guys are hilarious. My favorite thing is the "Embryonic cell fusion redefined: The new RMX2010". It doesn't do anything special, but costs nearly $10,000. My question is, though, if they don't have any employees, they certainly have been productive with this machine, the website, and press coverage, releases, etc.

    Heh, heh...

    -Sean

  5. So nice I'm on the board twice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Clonaid is the best profit maker since I started buying real estate with no money down. I work from home and set my own hours. Unlike most other MLMs, you won't have to find "suckers" to make your profits. Just clone new customers! This is the only pyramid scheme where you make your own bricks.

    4 out of 5 of me recommend Clonaid for patients who need clones.

  6. My favourite quote: by SolemnDragon · · Score: 3, Funny
    ''The next step in reproductive cloning is certainly to get rid of the womb of the woman,'' she said. ''We have the money to do it.''

    1. They can't have it. (Not mine, anyway, picture Monty Python's Live Organ Donor program...)

    and

    2. No matter how much they kick and scream, we won't be giving back the vote, either.

    --
    "I'd say 'Have a good time,' but arson is still illegal.