Sooo..I've got this new idea.read!
The world today is full of amazing technological advances. There are synthetic robots designed and made for the purpose of humdrum household tasks, self-steering cars...People have even gone as far as to invent a chemical given to animals, allowing the physical capability of speech. There is a hint of a cure for cancer. All these miracles and breakthroughs, but scientists have yet to master the complicated art of cloning. Extensive tests run on animals show a successful byproduct, able to maintain a steady living balance and able to reproduce without harmful effects on the offspring. But a renegade scientist with an idea gives a new service. If he could clone the DNA of a person, he would be rich. Somehow, he found a corporation that took interest in his ideas.
Accidents happen, and people die before their time. The family misses them, right? Maybe almost enough to do anything to get them back. Well, here was the idea:
The family of the deceased would submit an article of the late that contained DNA (hair, fingernails, blood, etc.) , and a hefty sum of money of course, and the scientists could clone the DNA, eliminating the imperfections of the body(like the deformities, bacteria, viruses, cancer- prone cells), and they could even tamper with the genetics, giving the clone the behavioral characteristics specified by the family...
And, Voila! The family would have their beloved back, and they could continue living as though no accident happened, no disease struck.
Sounds ethical?
There's a problem.
Subjects.
With all the humanitarian laws passed so far, the government would not allow this to happen.
The company needed to research though, and the idea was of good intentions, so why not proceed?
So, secretly, the company offered a payable sum to any families willing to reanimate their dead family member's memory by submitting the DNA needed to run the tests.
Under ideal laboratory conditions, the fetus would grow extremely quickly, though it would be as healthy as the original should have been.
(A/N: so it's kinda like that cloning production on the planet of Kamino in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones)
Depending on how old you wanted the clone to be, its growth would be rapid, and at the destination age, the aging effects would slow to that of a normal human. But the process was very dramatic, so only the wealthiest of families could afford the expense.
One family, in particular, had a girl. She was the only girl in the entire family, (immediate and extended) who could carry on the family line. It was like a Shakespearean play.
The girl got involved in a terrible car accident. She did not manage to walk away scot-free. In fact, she did not manage to walk away at all. The airbag of the car hit her ribs with an impounding force, and thrust them back to pierce her heart. She died on impact.
The family, of course was devastated to hear about the news.
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Three agonizing months passed by, with the entire family still in the midst of grief and pain, when they heard about this revolutionary new type of science.
As soon as possible, the family decided to retrieve a pint of blood from the hospital her body was sent to, (though I don't know why she was sent to the hospital, as dead people belong in morgues) and contact this secret testing facility.
All plans went accordingly.
The scientists immediately set to work on the DNA samples the family had given them, besides a few others.
As the family became more interested in the project, more and more characteristics were altered. She was to be obedient, loyal, and much more beautiful than the first.
Everything seemed fine as the fetus grew to an infant, infant to toddler, and toddler to child.
But outside the lab coats and white walls, there was furious protesting.
This "secret" project had somehow leaked out into the public, gaining strength and bubbling into rage over religious concepts. How could they defile God's plans like that? Who did they think they were?
A spy infiltrated the facility, laden with microscopic killers. The bacteria was sent through the air vents, and was intentionally only harmful to weak immune systems, such as those of children.
A few days after the infiltration, the clones became ill.
Seriously ill.
The scientists watched all that they worked for collapse to the ground with lungs eaten away by voracious bacteria.
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It turned out that all of the clones died, and also a worker with advanced asthma kicked the bucket.
Well, almost all the clones.
One little girl survived. Incredibly, the bacteria had no effect on her. But, it did manage to somehow get into her bloodstream. But all it did was eat away the dominant gene that made up her eye color. Her eyes were now a pale blue, and already, they had seen more suffering around them that they could take.
She was a prodigy. A Japanese child with those eyes? The only surviving clone?
Why didn't she die, with all the other weak clones?
It was a mystery, and always had been.
Well, I suppose what you've been reading is just a sort of prologue, albeit a boring one.
Okay! Does anyone at all like this idea? Yes, no, maybe?
I have a bunch of neat ideas for this story, and I really hope you would like for me to continue. Review, and tell me what you think about it.
I promise It'll be much more interesting in the next chapter.
Hey, if you feel fluffy inside, let me know and I might throw in a little romance. (Or a lot. Knowing myself, I might as well be made of cotton candy. ;)
The world today is full of amazing technological advances. There are synthetic robots designed and made for the purpose of humdrum household tasks, self-steering cars...People have even gone as far as to invent a chemical given to animals, allowing the physical capability of speech. There is a hint of a cure for cancer. All these miracles and breakthroughs, but scientists have yet to master the complicated art of cloning. Extensive tests run on animals show a successful byproduct, able to maintain a steady living balance and able to reproduce without harmful effects on the offspring. But a renegade scientist with an idea gives a new service. If he could clone the DNA of a person, he would be rich. Somehow, he found a corporation that took interest in his ideas.
Accidents happen, and people die before their time. The family misses them, right? Maybe almost enough to do anything to get them back. Well, here was the idea:
The family of the deceased would submit an article of the late that contained DNA (hair, fingernails, blood, etc.) , and a hefty sum of money of course, and the scientists could clone the DNA, eliminating the imperfections of the body(like the deformities, bacteria, viruses, cancer- prone cells), and they could even tamper with the genetics, giving the clone the behavioral characteristics specified by the family...
And, Voila! The family would have their beloved back, and they could continue living as though no accident happened, no disease struck.
Sounds ethical?
There's a problem.
Subjects.
With all the humanitarian laws passed so far, the government would not allow this to happen.
The company needed to research though, and the idea was of good intentions, so why not proceed?
So, secretly, the company offered a payable sum to any families willing to reanimate their dead family member's memory by submitting the DNA needed to run the tests.
Under ideal laboratory conditions, the fetus would grow extremely quickly, though it would be as healthy as the original should have been.
(A/N: so it's kinda like that cloning production on the planet of Kamino in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones)
Depending on how old you wanted the clone to be, its growth would be rapid, and at the destination age, the aging effects would slow to that of a normal human. But the process was very dramatic, so only the wealthiest of families could afford the expense.
One family, in particular, had a girl. She was the only girl in the entire family, (immediate and extended) who could carry on the family line. It was like a Shakespearean play.
The girl got involved in a terrible car accident. She did not manage to walk away scot-free. In fact, she did not manage to walk away at all. The airbag of the car hit her ribs with an impounding force, and thrust them back to pierce her heart. She died on impact.
The family, of course was devastated to hear about the news.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Three agonizing months passed by, with the entire family still in the midst of grief and pain, when they heard about this revolutionary new type of science.
As soon as possible, the family decided to retrieve a pint of blood from the hospital her body was sent to, (though I don't know why she was sent to the hospital, as dead people belong in morgues) and contact this secret testing facility.
All plans went accordingly.
The scientists immediately set to work on the DNA samples the family had given them, besides a few others.
As the family became more interested in the project, more and more characteristics were altered. She was to be obedient, loyal, and much more beautiful than the first.
Everything seemed fine as the fetus grew to an infant, infant to toddler, and toddler to child.
But outside the lab coats and white walls, there was furious protesting.
This "secret" project had somehow leaked out into the public, gaining strength and bubbling into rage over religious concepts. How could they defile God's plans like that? Who did they think they were?
A spy infiltrated the facility, laden with microscopic killers. The bacteria was sent through the air vents, and was intentionally only harmful to weak immune systems, such as those of children.
A few days after the infiltration, the clones became ill.
Seriously ill.
The scientists watched all that they worked for collapse to the ground with lungs eaten away by voracious bacteria.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
It turned out that all of the clones died, and also a worker with advanced asthma kicked the bucket.
Well, almost all the clones.
One little girl survived. Incredibly, the bacteria had no effect on her. But, it did manage to somehow get into her bloodstream. But all it did was eat away the dominant gene that made up her eye color. Her eyes were now a pale blue, and already, they had seen more suffering around them that they could take.
She was a prodigy. A Japanese child with those eyes? The only surviving clone?
Why didn't she die, with all the other weak clones?
It was a mystery, and always had been.
Well, I suppose what you've been reading is just a sort of prologue, albeit a boring one.
Okay! Does anyone at all like this idea? Yes, no, maybe?
I have a bunch of neat ideas for this story, and I really hope you would like for me to continue. Review, and tell me what you think about it.
I promise It'll be much more interesting in the next chapter.
Hey, if you feel fluffy inside, let me know and I might throw in a little romance. (Or a lot. Knowing myself, I might as well be made of cotton candy. ;)