"They're clones," Lou Hawthorne replies. The woman smiles as if
Hawthorne's joking, but he's telling the truth; all three puppies
were created at a commercial animal laboratory in Korea using tissue
collected in the late 1990s from Missy, a beloved mixed breed that
belonged to Hawthorne's mother and died in 2002. Part collie, part
husky, part who-knowswhat, these rambunctious mutts are the most
expensive pets on the planet, the end result of a 10-year project
that has cost approximately $25 million. In May 2008, Hawthorne
announced that his biotech firm, BioArts International, plans to
offer five pet owners a chance to genetically Xerox their canine
companions. Aspiring clone owners would participate in a series of
online auctions, and the bidding would start at $100,000.
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