Re: [PyrNet-L] March DogWorld article on Cryopreservation/Cloning

[JGentzel@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/4/00 3:52:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, Kshoffman@aol.com 
writes:

<< Of course the hope for this type of technology is that we might be able to 
 preserve DNA from exceptional representatives of a breed ( >>

This is all very interesting.  Now the fun, (if you are a masochist), who 
determines the "exceptional representative of a breed"?  You don't think some 
politicks could ever get into these selections do you?  Maybe we could use 
the top winning dog some year?  Maybe the top producing dog or bitch?  Maybe 
we could let the President or board of various clubs select the 
representatives?  How about the AKC?  I am sure there are a lot of other 
candidates.  Would it matter if the dog or bitch had siblings and parents 
that had epilepsy, Lux patella, dysplasia, Cataracts, Etc., etc., etc.?

Joe