CLONE UPDATE: Advances still being made

From: Sunday Gazette-Mail | Date: November 9, 2003| Author: Malcolm Ritter | Copyright information

NEW YORK - Wanna clone a cow? A Massachusetts company guarantees a healthy calf for $19,000 - and two for $34,000.

Wanna clone a cat? A California-based company says it's gearing up to offer that service soon, maybe next year.

Wanna clone a cute monkey? Good luck.

Almost seven years after the birth of Dolly the sheep, cloning has shown mixed progress. Scientists have achieved it in more than a dozen mammal species, from mice to rabbits, goats, pigs, and horses. They've cl...

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