X-Message-Number: 4042 From: "Joseph J. Strout" <> Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Re: Cryogenic storage of pet blood by Washington company Date: Thu, 16 Mar 1995 10:30:56 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <> References: <> On Wed, 15 Mar 1995, John de Rivaz wrote: > The following article was mailed to be by Brenda Goodwin, a member of > Terra Libra.: > from Expat World (Singapore) 15 January, 1995 > > From a brochure distributed by Geneti-Pet, a Fort Townsend, Washington > laboratory that stores blood samples from household pets in cryogenic > suspension at a temperature of -320 degrees Fahrenheit. > technology reaches the point where DNA from blood cells can be used to > replicate high-level animals, your pet's blood can go through the same > process, enabling you to raise an animal that is identical in every way to > your cunent or previous pet. I wonder if they could be sued for false advertising? It is perfectly impossible to raise an animal "identical in every way" to a current pet by cloning; what you get is merely a twin sibling. The clone's personality will only be marginally similar to the original (as similar as twin dogs, no more; the clone will not recognize its dead brother's favorite toys, or owner, or the neighborhood pitbull that once gave it a good beating). ,------------------------------------------------------------------. | Joseph J. Strout Department of Neuroscience, UCSD | | http://sdcc3.ucsd.edu/~jstrout/ | `------------------------------------------------------------------' Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=4042