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Cloning is highly controversial! 

Pet cloning is a controversial business, but it has the potential to be highly profitable. China has been embracing pet ownership, with 50 million registered dogs in the country, according to the China Pet Products Association. And with the world’s second largest population of millionaires, China has plenty of people who could afford the service. 

However, scientists have voiced concerns over the welfare of dogs used to incubate the genetic clones, which are kept in labs, fed hormones and usually have to undergo surgery for the cloned embryo to be implanted.

Even Barbara Streisand had misgivings. According to the singer, her cloned Coton de Tuléar had a different personality than the original.

Aside from personalities, which depend on the pet’s own experiences and environment, even the looks can vary. The first cloned cat, called CC for Carbon Copy or Copy Cat, was genetically identical to the original but had different coat patterns, which can be determined in the womb.

This is unlikely to discourage scientists, especially in China. In the last year, Chinese scientists have cloned monkeys with genes edited to cause mental illness and bred healthy mice from the genetic material of two females.

China is also where a scientist claimed to have created the first genetically edited human babies last year. The scientist was quickly denounced by authorities and disappeared from public life, so his claims were never verified.

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