X-Message-Number: 7746 From: Peter Merel <> Subject: Of Sheep And Men Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 21:05:17 +1100 (EST) I expect almost everyone here has heard the news from Britain: a live adult sheep has been cloned. The clone is fertile, and pregnant. This raises a profound dilemma for those cryo-orgs that have undertaken to freeze tissue samples on the basis that they will eventually thaw the cells and produce clones from them. On the one hand, this now being practicable, they must be seen to do their utmost to fulfill their clients' wishes, or else their other clients may doubt their goodwill. On the other, assuming the problems of obtaining willing surrogates and IVF personnel can be surmounted, this activity can only draw the most unsympathetic attention from the press, the medical industry, and legislators. A general question to the orgs then: what do you intend to do with cloning technology now that it is available to you? Peter Merel. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=7746