In article <alrms3$pmq$1@bob.news.rcn.net>, craxton@erols.com says...
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>"Shez" <see.sig@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:jzOvQkLzETg9Ew7E@xerez.nospam.co.uk...
>> No wonder Rei Ayanami is so weird....
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>>   US Study Says All Clones Genetically Abnormal
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>>   WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cloned mice have hundreds of abnormal genes,
>>   which explains why so many cloned animals die at or before birth and
>>   proves it would be irresponsible to clone a human being, scientists
>>   said.
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>>   The process of cloning introduces the genetic mutations, and there
>>   seems no immediate way around the problem, Rudolf Jaenisch and
>>   colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported.
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>Do they go into any details? How can you bring "bad genes" into the mix if
>you're just making a carbon copy of a healthy creature's genes?

The problem is, you're not making a carbon copy.  You're
taking already developed genetic material and using that
as the basis for a living creature.  Flaws in the source
material due to age, mutation, or damage during extraction,
combined with the stress of geneticly engineering the
clone cell and problems that might arise during development,
can give you bad genes and badly defective clones.

That does not seem to be the problem in NGE, from the
looks of it they've got their cloning techniques down pat.  
Rei's problem is that she's got a mismatch between her
body and soul, and she can't resolve the internal conflict.

FW