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Originally posted by Rick V
*rant-on*
I just watched a story on the news about meat and milk from "cloned" animals. Am I missing something, is there a problem with cows,pigs,and chickens, doing the wild thing to make more of them? Why do we need to clone food? Isn't there a better way to spend research money...................like curing the common cold?
The last time I looked critters just went at it in the middle of a field and they made more critters.
I just don't understand, and can't wait for the research to see what cloned chickens do in space. (another big waste of money)
*rant-off*
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It's the genetic quest. You want the highest yeild animals and despite centuries of selective breeding they still don't have the consistency that they would like.
The critters are also usually artificially inseminated.
They don't like to run the risk of a prize stud animal getting injured during mating.
I personally think it's a bad idea. I love science but this is territory that makes me nervous.
No valid basis for my position, just how I feel about it.