Cloning would not copy the mind, the education and the environmental aspects
of raising. Children grow up differently, whether or not their genes are
different. You cannot fork() and exec() a human body.
I think one can compare it with identical twins. Their genes are the same,
so usually the look the same. But in their minds they can me rather
different, although they are raised together, within the same family.
When I would clone myself or my girlfriend/wife would do so, the child that
comes from it, is just in many ways like me. Except that is will be born
differently (i hope, i am a premature), and will grow up in the 21st
century, instead of 1975 till now. He would miss the cold-war period and its
ending, so when he is 25 years old, he could be rather different from me.
Cloning isn't fork() and exec(), it is a complete new individual, with maybe
the same look, the same genetic illnesses and maybe, just maybe, the same
temper, more or less.
In Europe there is the company Meteor Data
Communications, in the Netherlands that uses the same technology in
Europe for lowcost (relatively) vehicle tracking and other
not-really-time-critical data transport. There is also a rather good
explanation of how things work on their site.
Slashdot Mirror
Just commenting on the topic, not the story.
Cloning would not copy the mind, the education and the environmental aspects
of raising. Children grow up differently, whether or not their genes are
different. You cannot fork() and exec() a human body.
I think one can compare it with identical twins. Their genes are the same,
so usually the look the same. But in their minds they can me rather
different, although they are raised together, within the same family.
When I would clone myself or my girlfriend/wife would do so, the child that
comes from it, is just in many ways like me. Except that is will be born
differently (i hope, i am a premature), and will grow up in the 21st
century, instead of 1975 till now. He would miss the cold-war period and its
ending, so when he is 25 years old, he could be rather different from me.
Cloning isn't fork() and exec(), it is a complete new individual, with maybe
the same look, the same genetic illnesses and maybe, just maybe, the same
temper, more or less.
my2pennies
In Europe there is the company Meteor Data
Communications, in the Netherlands that uses the same technology in
Europe for lowcost (relatively) vehicle tracking and other
not-really-time-critical data transport. There is also a rather good
explanation of how things work on their site.
My 2 cents.
Merijn
ack ;)
But, just one, for d.net ? >:-)
At least they should have something to
distribute
Great, people I know were already saying that
d.net wouldn't make it against Tha Big One, but
now there seems to be a chance !