The Clone Wars

American Voices

March 5, 1997 | ISSUE 31•08

In the first-ever cloning of a mammal, scientists in Scotland announced last week that they had successfully cloned a sheep. What do you think?

Big deal. I discovered the secret of my sheep's colon years ago.

Tad Kolinski
Farmer
The world of the frighteningly prophetic 1984 film Weird Science is closer than we think.

Wendy Reid
Interior Decorator
I can't believe it—imagine a whole field of sheep that all look alike!

Barbara Eastman
Systems Analyst
They spend billions on genetics research, and meanwhile, I still have no pretzel rods with tangy ranch flavor.

Rajeev Pindar
Speech Pathologist
Science can do anything now, man. They can clone, they can orbit shit. Hell, I'll admit it—science is cool.

Tony Roth
Building Supervisor
I think I saw some of those cloning experiments going on down at the mall. They had wallet chains and real big pants.

Will Backman
Plumber

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