You Sure Got a Purty Mouth, Let Me Hear You Squeal Like a Clone!

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  1. Tuckerfan

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    China cloning pigs on an industrial scale.
    Lots more at the link. They're even serving up the animals in the company cafeteria (as well as other animals they've modified).
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    I for one welcome our cloned pig overlords.
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  3. ed629

    ed629 Morally Inept Banned

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    So that's how the McRib us made... I knew it.
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    gul Revolting Beer Drinker Administrator Formerly Important

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    I'm suspicious of this, since it's so much easier and less expensive to simply breed pigs.
  5. Tuckerfan

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    If you notice, they're not cloning just any pigs, but genetically engineered pigs, which means that they can imbue the pigs with characteristics that its impossible to breed into them.
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