FDA poised to OK food from cloned animals

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by jubilance1922

Considering that AKA_Monet has a PhD in the sciences (biochemistry?) I SERIOUSLY doubt that she needs you to explain to her that clones "don't spring fully grown from a petri dish".

I'm fully convinced that 90% of the active posters on GC do it solely to see their words on the screen. I really really hope you people don't actually believe in the crap that you post. If you do, then I'm genuinely concerned.....

Actually, Drole is correct. The cloned animals don't spring fully grown from a petri dish.

The way it is done is to transplant a nuceus from a cell from one animal into the enucleated egg of another. The nucleus-egg combination is then fused together with electricity. The electricity also stimulates cell division. The divided cell is placed into the uterus of the female. The animal grows in the uterus and is born as a baby animal.

Unfortunately, the obviously fictional movie, "The Island" has made people think mammal clones are produced fully developed. They are not.

[jubilance1922]

Originally Posted by blueangel

Actually, Drole is correct. The cloned animals don't spring fully grown from a petri dish.

The way it is done is to transplant a nuceus from a cell from one animal into the enucleated egg of another. The nucleus-egg combination is then fused together with electricity. The electricity also stimulates cell division. The divided cell is placed into the uterus of the female. The animal grows in the uterus and is born as a baby animal.

Unfortunately, the obviously fictional movie, "The Island" has made people think mammal clones are produced fully developed. They are not.

OMG, you totally missed the point that I was making...Let me make it plain for you...

NO ONE SAID THAT DROLEFILE WAS WRONG. BUT SINCE AKA_MONET HAS A PHD, THERE WAS NO NEED FOR DROLEFILE TO BRING UP THE COMMENT ABOUT ANIMALS SPRINGING FROM A PETRI DISH FULLY GROWN. I THINK SHE WOULD HAVE MASTERED THAT CONCEPT IN GRADUATE SCHOOL.

AND THERE IS NO NEED TO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW CLONING WORKS. I HAVE TWO DEGREES IN CHEMISTRY, I THINK I KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT SCIENCE.

The above post only proves my point that folks only like to see their words on the screen....do you people even read before you just start posting?

[blueangel]

Jub-- I think Drole was responding to this comment by AKAMonet:

"The other thing is, to maintain the health of a cow is extremely costly. If that process can be sped up, then would you try it?"