Oh give me a clone

xilman · 2004-02-13, 09:57

Following on from the recent announcement of successful human cloning to the ~100 cell stage, I ask the question:

Who would you clone, and why?

Paul

rogue · 2004-02-13, 13:43

I think cloning is rather pointless as the clone will not have the memories/experiences of the original.

Having said that, assuming that intelligence is driven more by genetics than environment, I would want to clone:
Paul Erdos, a great mathematician whose theories touched many areas of mathematics and spawned new branches in mathematics
Ramanajan, another greater mathematician who died too young
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who also died too young
Albert Einstein

I'm sure there are others, but I wanted to avoid people whom I consider to have been a product of their environment.

cheesehead · 2004-02-13, 17:50

(Sung to the tune of "Home on the Range")

Oh, give me a clone,
So I won't be alone,
...
(Fill in the next lines.)

ET_ · 2004-02-13, 23:20

Why not Marin Mersenne?

I guess he'd join our group... even if he had to admit he made faults in pointing out his primes.

Luigi

P.S. and off-topic: What would Gauss, Fermat, Euler and Sophie-Germain do if they learnt about computer power?

Pablo the Duck · 2004-02-14, 09:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by xilman

Who would you clone, and why?

Claudia Schiffer and don't ask stupid questions!

only_human · 2004-02-15, 00:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheesehead

(Sung to the tune of "Home on the Range")

Oh, give me a clone,
So I won't be alone,
...
(Fill in the next lines.)

Clone on the Range
by Issac Asimov

Oh, give me a clone,
of my own flesh and bone
with the Y chromosone changed to X,
then when I'm alone,
my very own clone
will be of the opposite sex.

2004-02-13, 09:57	#1
xilman Bamboozled! "𒉺𒌌𒇷𒆷𒀭" May 2003 Down not across 2⁵×331 Posts	Oh give me a clone Following on from the recent announcement of successful human cloning to the ~100 cell stage, I ask the question: Who would you clone, and why? Paul

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2004-02-13, 13:43	#2
rogue "Mark" Apr 2003 Between here and the 6246₁₀ Posts	I think cloning is rather pointless as the clone will not have the memories/experiences of the original. Having said that, assuming that intelligence is driven more by genetics than environment, I would want to clone: Paul Erdos, a great mathematician whose theories touched many areas of mathematics and spawned new branches in mathematics Ramanajan, another greater mathematician who died too young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who also died too young Albert Einstein I'm sure there are others, but I wanted to avoid people whom I consider to have been a product of their environment.

2004-02-13, 17:50	#3
cheesehead "Richard B. Woods" Aug 2002 Wisconsin USA 1111000001100₂ Posts	(Sung to the tune of "Home on the Range") Oh, give me a clone, So I won't be alone, ... (Fill in the next lines.)

2004-02-13, 23:20	#4
ET_ Banned "Luigi" Aug 2002 Team Italia 12C3₁₆ Posts	Why not Marin Mersenne? I guess he'd join our group... even if he had to admit he made faults in pointing out his primes. Luigi P.S. and off-topic: What would Gauss, Fermat, Euler and Sophie-Germain do if they learnt about computer power?