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Scientists To Open Mass-Cloning Factory in China This Year To Clone Cows, Pets, Humans (express.co.uk)

Posted by msmash on from the partner-that-truly-resonates-with-you dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Scientists in China are planning to open a mass-cloning factory by the end of the year. The ambitious and futuristic facility hopes to be mass-producing one million cows every 12 months by 2020. Not only will it clone cattle, but the factory, which will be located in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin, will also cater to more specific needs by genetically engineering police dogs and thoroughbred race horses. It is part of a $21m plan which is backed by the Boyalife group in collaboration with South Korean company Sooam Biotech Research Foundation.

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  1. Korral bit it from Lucille and The Comedian by Impy+the+Impiuos+Imp · · Score: 4, Funny

    > factory to clone...humans

    Because if there's one thing the Chinese are bad at, it's producing more humans.

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    1. Re:Korral bit it from Lucille and The Comedian by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 1, Funny

      They do not plan on cloning humans.

      Nonsense. Chinese families want a perfect son. They will happily sell their daughter into sexual slavery to afford a perfect son cloned from the father.

  2. Re:You were all thinking it by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    How can we tell they're clones?

    You ask about their mother. If they promise to tell you about their mother and pull out a shotgun, it's a clone.

  3. Re:Burying the (non-)lead by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm still going to start collecting locks of supermodel hair from e-bay, because I can see which way the wind is blowing.