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When Mira, husky and border collie mix, was born six months ago, she didn't just look like her biological mother. She was an exact copy even down to her personality, according to owner Lou Hawthorne.
That's because Mira was cloned from her mother, Missy.
"This is just an alternative way of initiating life. And after that, it's life as we have known it and do know it," said Hawthorne, CEO of BioArts International, the company that cloned the dog, on "Good Morning America" in a broadcast exclusive.
It is only the second time a dog has been cloned and the first time a U.S. company has done it. BioArts International, which plans to publish its research in scientific journals, sits on the cutting edge of science, in part because it's opening the door to commercial cloning.
The feat represents a chance for dog owners to keep their best friends around indefinitely in an unconventional way an interesting proposition for those who view their pets as an integral family member and never want to part with them.
Hawthorne has spent more...
That's because Mira was cloned from her mother, Missy.
"This is just an alternative way of initiating life. And after that, it's life as we have known it and do know it," said Hawthorne, CEO of BioArts International, the company that cloned the dog, on "Good Morning America" in a broadcast exclusive.
It is only the second time a dog has been cloned and the first time a U.S. company has done it. BioArts International, which plans to publish its research in scientific journals, sits on the cutting edge of science, in part because it's opening the door to commercial cloning.
The feat represents a chance for dog owners to keep their best friends around indefinitely in an unconventional way an interesting proposition for those who view their pets as an integral family member and never want to part with them.
Hawthorne has spent more...
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