X-Message-Number: 9133 From: (Randy Smith) Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Pet DNA storage as mainstreaming vehicle (was Re: Gather/store tissue) Date: Mon, 09 Feb 1998 09:58:56 GMT Message-ID: <> References: <> On Sun, 08 Feb 1998 23:59:49 -0800, (Jeffrey Pedersen) wrote: >I'd like to have some cells gathered from my cat and stored for many years >until I decide to clone him. Does anybody know of a service that will do >this and how much it might cost? > >JP Yes, I think all of the cryonics organizations cryopreserve pets, or have in the recent past. So why not pet DNA? I think there probably already is some pet DNA in storage. I wouldn't be surprised if what you propose actually does becomes technically feasible in the next couple of decades. In fact, if it does, that would seem like a good angle for the mainstreaming of cryonics. It would seem like a good segue to the more widespread acceptance of freezing and reviving a person if we could clone a pet in the year 2010 from cells stored, say, in the 1990s. Imagine the photgenicity of a pet owner reunited with a clone of his/her beloved pet after 2 decades. A media event in the making, I would say. You might want to try contacting the Cryonics Institute (www.cryonics.org) or Alcor (www.alcor.org). CryoSpan may also be interested. See www.cryocare.org for contact info. Randy Smith Cryonics: Gateway to the Future? http://members.wbs.net/homepages/c/r/y/cryofan1.html **************************************************** Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=9133