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Quake42 Warrior Princess
Great Old One Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Total posts: 5313 Location: Over Silbury Hill, through the Solar field Gender: Unknown |
 Posted: 22-08-2013 11:58 Post subject: Cloning John Lennon |
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Words fail me:
| Quote: | Imagine: Canadian dentist hopes to clone John Lennon using tooth DNA
Michael Zuk, who bought the Beatle's molar in 2011, has begun sequencing his DNA as the first step in creating his double
A Canadian dentist is hoping to clone John Lennon using DNA from one of the singer's rotten teeth. Michael Zuk, who bought Lennon's molar at a 2011 auction, has begun sequencing the former Beatle's DNA – the first step in a process set out by scientists who propose to clone a woolly mammoth.
"Many Beatles fans remember where they were when they heard John Lennon was shot. I hope they also live to hear the day he was given another chance," Zuk said. The tooth has already been couriered to an unnamed US lab where scientists are "considering ways to extract [its] genetic code". "I am nervous and excited at the possibility that we will be able to fully sequence John Lennon's DNA," Zuk said. "With researchers working on ways to clone mammoths, the same technology certainly could make human cloning a reality."
Two years ago the Red Deer-based dentist paid £19,500 for a "discoloured molar" that had been passed down by Lennon to his Weybridge housekeeper, Dot Jarlett. It was acquired in the mid-60s, and Jarlett's son said it had "been in the family ever since". At the time of the sale, Omega auction house claimed the tooth was "too fragile" for DNA testing.
Nevertheless, Zuk denies that he has bitten off more than he can chew. With new advances in genetic research, he believes that Lennon's DNA can be harvested and, in time, converted from tissue cells into stem cells, and eventually into a reborn Beatle. "To say I had a small part in bringing back one of rock's greatest stars would be mind-blowing," he said.
In the meantime, Zuk is promoting his other dental endeavours: pendants and a sculpture made from Lennon's "tooth dust", a photo book of celebrity champers, the parody song Love Me Tooth, and other initiatives to promote awareness of mouth cancer.
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| Pietro_Mercurios Heuristically Challenged
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| Posted: 22-08-2013 12:59 Post subject: |
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| JamesWhitehead Piffle Prospector Joined: 02 Aug 2001 Total posts: 5779 Location: Manchester, UK Gender: Male |
| Posted: 22-08-2013 13:17 Post subject: |
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A Hard Day's Bite, Hey Chew! Back in the Uvula! Yellow Subdentine. Lippy Lippy Shake. Peggy Lane.
Twist and Shout already sounds like an extraction in progress. As does We Can Work it Out.
I'll shut my mouth now.  |
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theyithian Keeping the British end up
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| Posted: 22-08-2013 14:52 Post subject: |
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| Fixing a hole? |
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| ChrisBoardman Great Old One Joined: 17 May 2011 Total posts: 539 Location: Alton, Hampshire Gender: Male |
| Posted: 22-08-2013 15:57 Post subject: |
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| I hope a rival plans to clone Mark Chapman |
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| JamesWhitehead Piffle Prospector Joined: 02 Aug 2001 Total posts: 5779 Location: Manchester, UK Gender: Male |
| Posted: 22-08-2013 16:16 Post subject: |
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Do you mean Mark Chopperman? 
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| gncxx King-Size Canary
Great Old One Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Total posts: 13561 Location: Eh? Gender: Male |
| Posted: 22-08-2013 18:00 Post subject: Re: Cloning John Lennon |
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| Quake42 wrote: | | Nevertheless, Zuk denies that he has bitten off more than he can chew. With new advances in genetic research, he believes that Lennon's DNA can be harvested and, in time, converted from tissue cells into stem cells, and eventually into a reborn Beatle. "To say I had a small part in bringing back one of rock's greatest stars would be mind-blowing," he said. |
But you won't be, if it works it'll just be someone who looks like him. There's no guarantee he'll act like him (which will be a relief to any wife he may have).
| Quote: | | In the meantime, Zuk is promoting his other dental endeavours: pendants and a sculpture made from Lennon's "tooth dust", a photo book of celebrity champers, the parody song Love Me Tooth, and other initiatives to promote awareness of mouth cancer. |
And promote his bank account, too. That's right, keep it tasteful. |
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| JamesWhitehead Piffle Prospector Joined: 02 Aug 2001 Total posts: 5779 Location: Manchester, UK Gender: Male |
| Posted: 23-08-2013 00:20 Post subject: |
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Halitosis Skelter
Enamel Her
Happiness is a Warm Gum
Maxilla's Golden Hammer
Veneer There & Everywhere
I Don't Want to Spoil the Tartar
From Me to Root
Keep your Hands Off My Baby (Teeth) !
Jaw Mother Should Gnaw
Brave My Caries!
I'm so Wired!
Lucy in the Chair with Dentures
Oh Bloody! Blood Ya!
Painful Plaque Whitener
The Fool on the Drill.
Oh shoot me now! I fear this is endless.  |
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| jimv1 Great Old One Joined: 10 Aug 2005 Total posts: 2734 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 23-08-2013 23:42 Post subject: |
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| Excellent work. |
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