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<blockquote data-quote="RayNlhere" data-source="post: 2938814" data-attributes="member: 147840">I did a small bit of research on this just to brush up, while the true source of aging is now known- though telemeres are suspected- there does not seem to be any form of excellerated aging in clones.&nbsp; But there does seem to be some evidence of immune problems in the clones.While cells to have something called programmed cell death, it works to prevent webbing and gills from being retained through development and does nothing for aging.&nbsp; It is also significant to note, I think, that cloning happens all the time in horticulture, as cloning is easy for plants.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can take a small branch, stick some growth hormones on the end and stick it in the ground and grow a tree.&nbsp; That tree lives out it&#039;s entire life cycle as it would if it were planted from seed.&nbsp; So obviously, at least in plants, clones are able to survive and go through an entire normal life cycle.&nbsp; We will have to wait and see about the cloned kitten from Texas A&amp;M and the cloned racing mules from Idaho.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RayNlhere, post: 2938814, member: 147840"] I did a small bit of research on this just to brush up, while the true source of aging is now known- though telemeres are suspected- there does not seem to be any form of excellerated aging in clones. But there does seem to be some evidence of immune problems in the clones. While cells to have something called programmed cell death, it works to prevent webbing and gills from being retained through development and does nothing for aging. It is also significant to note, I think, that cloning happens all the time in horticulture, as cloning is easy for plants. You can take a small branch, stick some growth hormones on the end and stick it in the ground and grow a tree. That tree lives out it's entire life cycle as it would if it were planted from seed. So obviously, at least in plants, clones are able to survive and go through an entire normal life cycle. We will have to wait and see about the cloned kitten from Texas A&M and the cloned racing mules from Idaho. [/QUOTE]

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