Their Pet Project: Storing Animal DNA
From Times Wire Reports
Two entrepreneurs are charging pet owners to store their beloved animals’ DNA in anticipation of the day when science can clone Fido or Fluffy. For $1,000 per pet--plus a $100 annual storage fee--Heather J. Bessoff and Ron D. Gillespie will take a genetic sample from a living or dead animal and keep it frozen at their lab in Farmington, Conn. Their company, PerPETuate Inc., has signed up six customers since it began in October. A spokeswoman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals urged people instead to adopt homeless animals who are often put to death.
