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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4443881.stm

I  don't know about all this. I find it extremely weird. Pretty foal 
but is it really such a good idea? Didn't they find that the cloned 
offspring of Dolly the sheep aged quickly?

Shivering a bit and preferring messy breeding,

Maryanne
Cairo

On Apr 14, 2005, at 6:35 PM, Melissa Alexander wrote:

> The funny thing is... there's no guarantee the horse will be anything 
> like
> the horse that was cloned.
>
> A clone is an identical twin. Identical twins generally have a lot in 
> common
> -- and a lot that's absolutely not the same, including talents, 
> skills, and
> frequently even looks!!
>
> And then there's the nurture part of the equation. Nature's influence 
> is
> pretty much set at conception. After that it's environment and 
> experience.
> This horse will, I assume, have all the best endurance-specific 
> experiences
> from birth, but that still doesn't mean, in the end, he'll be one whit
> better than any other individual.
>
> I'd hate to think how much they paid for him!
>
> Melissa
>
>
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