Sunday People

A FEWE FELLAS FANCY CLONING

- By Mikey Smith

MORE than 10% of men want to be cloned and they are twice as likely to want to live for ever.

A poll found 25% of males never want to die, compared to 12% of females.

Just 4% of women said they would like to be cloned like Dolly the sheep – the first mammal created from a single cell in 1996. Yet 18% of men reckon they would like to be cryogenica­lly frozen after they die, while just 8% of women fancy being put on ice.

Overall, only 20% of the people polled by the Theos think-tank liked the idea of eternal life.

Theos’ Dr Nick Spencer said: “Our study shows that immortalit­y, at least the idea of living for ever on Earth as we are, is not really that

appealing to most people.”

 ?? ?? DOLLY: Cloned in 1996
DOLLY: Cloned in 1996

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