You Read It Here First...Booger's Back!
Last week on our website, you saw the news story from the Baltimore Sun about the woman, Bernann McKinney, who cloned her dog, Booger, to the tune of $50,000. One doesn't even know where to begin to comment on the ethics here: resource allocation, health risks to the animals, and the clear misconceptions of the owner that she is "getting Booger back" by cloning him. 
To read more, check out Wired's piece, which goes into greater depth than I can stand...it's just too much.
Summer Johnson, PhD
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I just did the origin of the word booger and it appears to come from the boogeyman... a monster! So this lady might be in for a bit of a surprise... this might be the boogeyman's revival!!!
Maria
- by Marina Hotforwords on Aug 9, 2008 at 7:23 PM | link
they kinda look alike
- by julle on Aug 10, 2008 at 10:11 AM | link