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    If we can pay to clone our pets, are humans next? Explore the biological reality and ethical risks of trying to recreate life through genetic science.

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    Genetics is just the ink, not the story. You can use the same ink, but you’ll never write the same book twice.

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    I’d like to hear a frank discussion on cloning. I saw an advertisement the other day on tv where apparently a company can clone a deceased pet. I was a little shocked and honestly a little disturbed, like I almost didn’t believe what I was hearing. So if it’s possible to clone a pet, what are the implications for, humans?

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    The Ethics of Forever Pets

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