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Title Dog, Inc. : the uncanny inside story of cloning man's best friend / John Woestendiek.
Publisher New York : Avery, [2010]
Copyright ©2010
Description 310 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm


LOCATION CALL NUMBER VOL BARCODE LAST CHECKIN STATUS
 BW-Adult Collection  660.65 WOESTEN Nearby on shelf  30615003708996 04-02-11  AVAILABLE
 SA-Lower Level  636.7082 WOESTEND Nearby on shelf  30648505547141 09-06-11  AVAILABLE
 SY-Non-Fiction  636.708 WOE Nearby on shelf  33390003549637 06-02-17  AVAILABLE
Note Includes index.
Contents Animal control -- The Missy mission -- Booger -- Trakr -- Sperling's dogma -- The bullheaded cowboy -- The Raël world -- "I love perfect things" -- Positively cloneworthy -- The copied cat -- The forever pet -- Good-bye, Dolly -- Korea joins the race -- Cats, clones, clowns, and con men -- Second chance -- Snuppy -- Booger at rest -- Dr. Hwang's downfall -- Missy accomplished -- The turnspit dog -- Booger, times five -- The story of a Mormon beauty queen -- Bringing home the clones -- Trakr, times five -- The end of the dog fight.
Summary Traces the 2008 cloning of a pet pit bull and ensuing debates about scientific boundaries, commerce and ethics, in an anecdotal account that also examines the role of human emotions in promoting scientific achievements.
Subject Dogs -- Cloning.
Human-animal relationships.
Other title Dog, incorporated.
ISBN 9781583333914
1583333916