Re: If starfish can regenerate why aren't they immortal and also

From: N:dlzc D:aol T:com \(dlzc\) (net_at_nospam.com)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 06:57:47 -0700

Dear berserker:

"berserker" <jegga18@hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
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> if they can regenerate why can't our scientists harness this
> regenerative science and use it in todays modern medicine?

Why did Dolly the sheep's clone die at about the same time as Dolly? Could
it be the clock is in the cell? Regeneration of tissues and limbs would be
a real plus, though. Too bad we are much more complex than a starfish.

David A. Smith

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