On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 13:12:17 -0700, Poster Formerly Known as Anonymous
<anonymity@ev1.net> wrote:

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>Matt Durrant wrote:
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>> That's hardly news. Didn't they have to clone Dolly the sheep hundreds of
>> times before they got one that worked, so to speak?
>
>The process goes something like this:  First, you need about 200 egg
>donors.  The DNA of the donor creature is inserted into each egg, and
>only about 40 survive that process and show signs of fertilization. 
>Those that survive are placed in a female 'volunteer' (animals can't
>volunteer, after all) in groups of 5 to 8, depending on the species. 
>Probability says that of those females, only one will actuall get
>pregnant. And of the eggs inserted only 1 will actuall become a living creature.

Sounds like way too much work just to get a sheep.
How about a boy sheep, a girl sheep, and some Barry White music...?
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FRM (Rubbin' wool, makin' mutton, whatever you wanna call it...)