Russian politician says wants to be cloned for nation’s sake

RIA Novosti, February 26th, 2010

Leader of the Russian Liberal Democrats Vladimir Zhirinovsky said on Friday cloning should be permitted in Russia and proposed cloning himself “for the nation’s benefit.”

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“Scientists should work, we should not be afraid. Cloning is a remedy for humanity… Let us grow people and take their organs to replace [those damaged],” the controversial senior lawmaker said during a live broadcast on Russia 24 TV channel.

May this cloning experiment stay far from the shores of America.  Or maybe it has already happened?

From the trenches,

Celeste