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Friday, December 27, 2002Rael told CNN in July 2001 that the long-term goal for human cloning is to live forever. Rael says cloning a baby is only the first step: Eventually the group wants to learn how to clone an adult, then "transfer the brain to the clone." UPDATE: Well, it's a girl. "Born in the country where she was born," they say. To an American mother. The scientist involved is a bishop in the Raelian movement, which CNN describes: The Raelian movement professes that life on Earth was created through genetic engineering by extraterrestrials. The Raelians believe their spiritual leader -- former French journalist Claude Vorilhon who now calls himself Rael -- is a direct descendant of these aliens. He says he has met with aliens and visited their planet. I suppose it isn't that much stranger than most religions, except for the part about visiting other planets and choosing a journalist as a leader. Hard to believe their claim, but I suppose it isn't impossible. They've asked a journalist, Dr. Michael Guillen, and an independent panel of experts to check out the child. posted by Sydney on 12/27/2002 08:32:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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