Tuesday 15 January 2008

Attack of the Clones!

World's first cloned animal Dolly (pic) was euthanised recently due to an incurable lung disease.

We have come to the point that cloned livestock might become food on our tables. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the green light while the European Food Safety Authority is in the process of evaluating it. It is advantageous to breeders as they can have clones that produce the best milk and meat, while people fear of the unknown effects of consuming such animals.

Would you consume clones like you will eat the naturally born ones?

Source:
  1. Bloomberg.com "Cloned Animals May Be Used for Food in U.S., FDA Says"
  2. Photo from BBC News here.

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