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[Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

I never understood how cloning would help feed the world. It's very 
expensive, isn't as fast or efficient as natural breeding, can produce 
weaker offspring, and will never lead to an animal BETTER adapted than 
it's parent like selective breeding does.

Lynn Wigglesworth

bob ford wrote:
> I'm not as up to date on this issue as I should be as ameat eater.  For 
> years , I've owned stock in the company that cloned "dolly" the sheep.  I 
> always thought this could be one answer to food problems (starvation) in 
> the future.  Some of these scientists are worryed about potential bio - 
> ecological harm.
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> excerpt:
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> "We agree with you that the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed 
> regulation of genetically engineered animals is more rigorous than its 
> regulation of genetically engineered crops or cloned animals. 
> Unfortunately, however, the F.D.A. will not be as rigorous as it needs to 
> be. 
> 
> The agency may assess environmental impact, but it is not required to 
> prohibit an animal that causes environmental damage. "
> 
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/opinion/l13fda.html
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