Manypeopleconsidertheirpetsmembersofthefamilyandareverysadwhentheydiebutwhatifyoucouldcloneyourdogcatorbird?AscientistinNewOrleanswhohasprovedhisabilitytocloneotheranimalsisnowofferingthepossib
Manypeopleconsidertheirpetsmembersofthefamilyandareverysadwhentheydiebutwhatifyoucouldcloneyourdogcatorbird?
AscientistinNewOrleanswhohasprovedhisabilitytocloneotheranimalsisnowofferingthepossibilitytopetownershereinWisconsin.
Scientistshavenotbeenabletoclonedogscatsorotherpetsbutifandwhenthetimecomesseveralcompanieswillbereadyandabletodothejob.
Thequestionis:Areyoureadytocloneyourpet?BrettReggioisbettingonit.HeisworkingonhisPh.DatLouisianStateUniversity.He'ssuccessfullyclonedagoatfivetimesandwantstotrytheprocessonfamilypets. SohestartedabusinesscalledLazaron.“WhatLazaronprovidesisthefirststepinthecloningprocess.”Hesaid.“It’sforcuringandstoringthefiberglasscellsthatwillbeusedforcloning.”
“Yourfirstreactionisyeah!IthinkI’dlikethat.”saidDonnaSchachtapetowner.
“Idon’tbelieveyoucaneverreplaceaspeciallove”petownerPauletteCallattionsaid.
Mostpetownerswilltellyoufreezingyourpet’s DNAinhopesofonedaycloningitisapersonaldecision.
Scientistssaythatcloningyourownpetdoesn’tmeanthattheoffspring(后代)willhavethesameintelligencetemperament(性情)orotherqualitiesthatyourpethas.
小题1:Fromthepassageweknowthatscientistshave______.A.triedtocloneanimalsB.clonedmanykindsofanimalsC.beenabletoclonepetsforpeopleD.onceclonedgoatssuccessfully小题2:BrettReggiostartedabusinessinorderto_____.A.clonepetsforpeopleB.storetheDANofpeople’spetsforcloningonedayC.makepetsmembersofafamilyD.collectdifferentideasoncloningfrompeople小题3:Somepeopleseemnotinterestedincloningpetsbecause___________.A.theythinkitwouldbetooexpensiveB.theydon’tthinkscientistswillonedaybeabletoclonetheirpetsC.theythinktheclonedpetwouldnotbetheonetheyoncehadD.theydon’twanttogiveanylovetotheclonedpet