Apr 23 2009Uh-Oh: Doctor Claims He Can Clone Humans
Just look at all those cute little babies. Really makes you consider wearing a condom next time, doesn't it? Yeah it does. Anyway, Dr. Panayiotis Zavos, a controversial fertility doctor, claims he's gonna be cloning humans within two years.
[The] doctor has claimed he cloned 14 human embryos and transferred 11 of them into women's wombs. Dr Panayiotis Zavos carried out the work at a secret laboratory thought to be in the Middle East.
"Dr Zavos saw vigorous growth in 30 cell embryos before he transferred them into the womb and that is why he is optimistic that a human clone baby will be born within two years," he said."This has reached an advanced stage and is potentially a viable form of infertility treatment."
The article goes on to discuss the ethics of a woman who wants her 10-year old daughter, who died in a car crash, cloned. Which, wow, sounds like the worst idea I've heard all morning. Seriously -- and I had an offer to go play in traffic. No, when it comes to cloning, there's one very simple rule: dinosaurs only.
Could Cloning Bring Dead Girl Back To Life? [skynews]
Thanks to jigga, Thumperchica and Christina, who all want GW clones but I told them no. I've seen Multiplicity! Okay, I haven't -- but I did see the commercial where the dumb one tries to stick pizza in his wallet.
Reader Comments
1. ᵑ ᵃ ᵃ ᶳ - April 23, 2009 11:34 AM
not surprised, it's about time
2. catch22 - April 23, 2009 11:41 AM
this is like comic book supervillany stuff here
3. Lauren - April 23, 2009 11:42 AM
Mmm. Clone babies.
4. sokka - April 23, 2009 11:43 AM
@2 yeah i half expect a photo of this guy in a mechanical mask a giant cape and a voice like frank welker
"secret lab" "cloning experiments"
i bet this guy has one hell of a maniacal laugh
5. kelehendros - April 23, 2009 11:48 AM
mmmmmm.......human clones.....no more hunger problems
6. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - April 23, 2009 11:49 AM
Secret lab? Really? This guy has to get his funding from somewhere and investors usually like to inspect the premises before they hand out the kizzy. It can't be that secret. This is just a ploy by the conservative media to get us to be afraid of genetic progress. Imagine hundreds of cloned fetuses, completely identical to you, to be harvested for their stem cells. You can have a new heart, new lungs, new liver, all a perfect match for your body. No more harmful rejection drugs. No more waiting on a list for someone else to die so you can harvest their organs. The future is bright.
7. dubba - April 23, 2009 11:49 AM
china probly already has 40,000 of them on order preset with steroids and genetic enhancements for the army
and the 2020 olympics
8. nᵑaᵃaᵃsᶳ - April 23, 2009 11:52 AM
'It wasn't even a good baby' hahaha
9. Cobra Commander - April 23, 2009 11:52 AM
"Dammit Dr. Mindbender, quit that crap and get back to recreating Hitler!"
10. alexander - April 23, 2009 12:29 PM
Hi, this sounds really scary.
I happened to surfed pass your blog and I find that you blog on really interesting stuff. Cool! :D
11. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - April 23, 2009 12:37 PM
Two Words:
"Pet Sematary"
@McAllister - well, if that's true at least then there's some semblance of balance to all of the supe liberal bias in the media. How about we all meet in the middle eh? Stem cells = yes. Human cloning experiments bigger than a petry dish = NO.
12. STINK - April 23, 2009 12:52 PM
at least Earth will never run out of bacon now
13. kreebilicus - April 23, 2009 12:55 PM
let the organ harvest festival begin. baby liver paté anyone?
14. Uncle Eccoli - April 23, 2009 1:00 PM
What has been hailed as 'cloning' for the last decade or more isn't. They simply chose to use that word because it sounds impressive and ground-breaking. Genetic identity does not a clone make. A 'clone' produced with the techniques used today would have a completely (or, at least, substantially) different set of experiences up to the comparative age at which material was taken from the donor. Thus, what you'd end up with, despite appearing virtually identical, would be a very different person, monkey, sheep, etc.
15. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - April 23, 2009 1:39 PM
@14
Fine. Have it your way. I need a genetically identical liver. My current one is pickled in vodka. Also, a set of new lungs. Cigars are awesome.
16. David - April 23, 2009 1:40 PM
You said it uncle; cloning's been around for decades. I think it was nikola tesla who first invented the cloning machine.
17. scurl - April 23, 2009 1:55 PM
this reminds me of when i had a secret lab in the middle east somewhere and it got bombed over and over again by many different countries. So i moved all my work in Siberia. Good luck finding me now. Boo-ah-ha-haw-hawcough.
18. Clamdigger - April 23, 2009 3:02 PM
11 embroys, transfered into women wombs expecting a baby in 2 years? .....elephants maybe. Dr. the gestation period for humans is 9 months.
19. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - April 23, 2009 3:58 PM
18 - Please read article. The whole thing. Then go back and rethink your comment.
20. Watch - April 23, 2009 4:45 PM
I have serious mixed feelings about this.
21. Catholic Audio - April 23, 2009 7:56 PM
My feelings are clear -- Gordon's desire to eat the young for cures notwithstanding, this is bad.
@Gordon: Ethics...ur doin it rong.
22. Douche McAllister Posting From Home With Beer In Hand - April 23, 2009 10:04 PM
@21
2000 years of culture....ur doin it rong. Learn how to spell.
23. Mauricio - April 23, 2009 10:45 PM
lol @ people who doesn't understand natural selection.
she'll be lucky if she get to the 20's and survive those car crashes!
24. youallfail - April 24, 2009 4:01 PM
The clone of a ten year old girl would have the cells of a ten year old when she is born due to the hayflick limit. So if you wanna clone a kid that will have a short life-span and be prone to diseases, then yes, clone babies
@18: The 11 embryos grew to an early stage. The scientists theorized that in two years they would be able to overcome the problem and create a legit baby
25. acornstu - April 25, 2009 12:28 AM
I've seen Multiplicity! Okay, I haven't -- but I did see the commercial where the dumb one tries to stick pizza in his wallet.
WHOLLY GW!!!
YOU NAMED MY FAVORITE MOVIE.
NO ONE I TALK TO HAS EVEN SEEN IT.
YOU SIR ARE A DAMN GENIOUS! AND I NOW DEEM YOU THE HONORARY MICHEAL KEATON FANCLUB PRESIDENT!
goal
26. Gando - April 25, 2009 5:49 AM
I'd believe Nature will take horrible revenge when humans start to clone humans. . . Bad idea.There're already more than enough humans on this planet.
27. Darth - April 25, 2009 5:51 AM
Another useless project.