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Bryan Johnson says he’s ‘cloned himself as a baby’ to harvest organs

(The Independent via MSN) – Millionaire biohacker Brian Johnson claims to have created a “clone” of himself as a newborn baby in order to test novel therapies and grow organs for transplantation. The 48-year-old tech entrepreneur, who has become well … Read More

From cloning to gene-editing: the enduring legacy of Dolly the sheep

(Nature) – Dolly’s brush with celebrity could hold lessons for current discussions about reproductive technologies. Reproductive cloning is now being used in agriculture to generate gene-edited cattle with no horns and pigs with organs that might be suitable for transplantation … Read More

Could this synthetic egg bring back extinct birds? Researchers urge caution

(Nature) – The de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences says it has developed a key technology for bringing back extinct birds and rescuing endangered ones: an artificial egg. The device — a 3D-printed lattice shell that protects a transparent silicone membrane — … Read More

Inside the stealthy startup that pitched brainless human clones

(MIT Technology Review) – In an interview with Wired, R3 listed three investors: billionaire Tim Draper, the Singapore-based fund Immortal Dragons, and life-extension investors LongGame Ventures. But there is more to the story. And R3 doesn’t want that story told. … Read More

Landmark experiment reveals a big unexpected problem with cloning

(New Scientist) – A 20-year study has shown that, like photocopying photocopies, cloning doesn’t produce perfect copies – with big implications for farming, conservation and de-extinction A clone is meant to be a genetically identical copy, but an extraordinary 20-year … Read More

Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized

(Wired) – Polo aficionados have long treated cloning with skepticism, fearing that cloned offspring would be little more than sickly knockoffs of once great horses. But now a team of clones has resolutely thrashed one of the best horse-breeding outfits … Read More

Game of Clones: Colossal’s New Wolves Are Cute, But Are They Dire?

(MIT Technology Review) – Somewhere in the northern US, drones fly over a 2,000-acre preserve, protected by a nine-foot fence built to zoo standards. It is off-limits to curious visitors, especially those with a passion for epic fantasies or mythical … Read More

from Bioethics.com