Researchers Grow Cloned Llama Named 'Tina' Posted by Hemlock on Thursday October 14, @01:20PM EDT from the hello-llama dept. BioBob writes "A research lab in a small Scottish-sounding town that is actually in Oregon has announced the birth of Tina, the first cloned llama. Tina is reportedly healthy, curious, and has already spat at two members of the press." Clearly the ethical implications of cloning will be with us for decades. Also, llamas are great. Researchers Grow Cloned Llama Named 'Tina' | Login/Create an Account | Top | 33 comments | Search Discussion Threshold: -1: 33 comments 0: 29 comments 1: 23 comments 2: 18 comments 3: 11 comments 4: 7 comments 5: 2 comments NestedFlatThreadedNo Comments Oldest FirstNewest FirstHighest Scores First The fine print: the following comments belong to whoever typed them. Dashdot takes no responsibility for them, and frankly, neither do most of the people who typed them. Why llamas? by CoffeeCoder on Thursday October 14, @01:30PM EDT (#2) (User Info) Llama antibodies are unusually small and simple, which makes them interesting for medical research. This isn't just a stunt. [ Reply to This ] Re:Why llamas? by Anonymous Coward (Score:0) Re:Why llamas? by Speculatron on Thursday October 14, @02:57PM EDT (#11) (User Info) Whoosh. That was the sound of the joke going over your head. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Why llamas? by JavaJunkie on Thursday October 14, @03:11PM EDT (#12) (User Info) I think you're missing the point. Nobody is arguing it's perfect, just that it's better than what we had. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Why llamas? by DomainDave on Thursday October 14, @04:00PM EDT (#18) (User Info) This is the most sensible thing I've read on Dashdot all week. Somebody mod this up. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Why llamas? by RocketRandy (Score:0) Re:Why llamas? by Anonymous Coward (Score:0) Re:Why llamas? by Gnuisance on Thursday October 14, @03:32PM EDT (#15) (User Info) Says the guy posting at 3am on a Tuesday. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Spat at the press by q_bert on Thursday October 14, @01:51PM EDT (#4) (User Info) Tina is my new favorite journalist critic. [ Reply to This ] Hype by Linixdvd on Thursday October 14, @02:02PM EDT (#5) (User Info) The hype-to-substance ratio on this one is pretty high. Let's see it running in production before we all get excited. [ Reply to This ] Re:Hype by Prior Art Pete on Thursday October 14, @02:11PM EDT (#6) (User Info) I work in this field, and the parent is basically right, although the details are a bit more complicated than one comment can cover. [ Reply to This | Parent ] My experience by GeckoGuy on Thursday October 14, @03:42PM EDT (#16) (User Info) I've been working in this industry for 15 years, and I can tell you that this kind of thing comes around every five years with a new name. The underlying ideas don't change much; the marketing does. [ Reply to This ] Re:My experience by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 14, @03:44PM EDT (#17) Funny, I had the exact opposite experience. Ymmv, I guess. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:My experience by dormroom_dj on Thursday October 14, @04:05PM EDT (#19) (User Info) You must be new here. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:My experience by q_bert on Thursday October 14, @05:17PM EDT (#27) (User Info) Heh. Nice one. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:My experience by CoffeeCoder on Thursday October 14, @04:23PM EDT (#21) (User Info) Wait until you see the next version. It's going to be worse. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:My experience by LawGeek on Thursday October 14, @05:28PM EDT (#29) (User Info) Source? My brother-in-law says otherwise, and he has a Pentode. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:My experience by Hemlock on Thursday October 14, @04:56PM EDT (#25) (User Info) No, that's not how any of this works. Please read the FAQ before posting. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Interesting, but... by cyber_wombat on Thursday October 14, @04:06PM EDT (#20) (User Info) This is interesting, but I think the article misses the bigger picture. Technology like this only matters when it gets cheap enough for ordinary people. Until then it's a toy for people who read Dashdot. Which, admittedly, is us. [ Reply to This ] Re:Interesting, but... by Prior Art Pete on Thursday October 14, @05:06PM EDT (#26) (User Info) Real men use a magnetized needle and a steady hand. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Does it run Linix? by Anonymous Coward (Score:0) Re:Does it run Linix? by NavNerd on Thursday October 14, @04:46PM EDT (#24) (User Info) Agreed. Couldn't have said it better myself. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Re:Does it run Linix? by LowEarthLarry on Thursday October 14, @05:31PM EDT (#30) (User Info) The parent's point stands, though: it depends entirely on the use case. [ Reply to This | Parent ] Who cares by perl_monger_mo on Thursday October 14, @05:24PM EDT (#28) (User Info) Why is this news for nerds? This is news for people who like being angry at things. [ Reply to This ] Beowulf by WebWeaver on Thursday October 14, @05:42PM EDT (#31) (User Info) Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these. [ Reply to This ] Re:Beowulf by GrumpyGreybeard on Thursday October 14, @05:55PM EDT (#32) (User Info) Not true at all. I've been running it for months with no problems. Maybe check your hardware? [ Reply to This | Parent ] Information wants to be free by Hemlock on Thursday October 14, @05:58PM EDT (#33) (User Info) Information wants to be free. Hardware wants to be cheap. I want a nap. [ Reply to This ] 10 replies beneath your current threshold. Show them all (threshold -1).

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