Comments on: Abstinent Geckos Run Faster http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/06/abstinent-geckos-run-faster/ A design blog with a particular emphasis on green design, design for society, and environmental technologies, Vestal Design Blog also discusses web design, product design, graphic design, and architecture. Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:46:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Joe http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/06/abstinent-geckos-run-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Joe Sun, 03 Jul 2005 20:51:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/06/27/abstinent-geckos-run-faster.html#comment-194 i've seen stuff on TV about these geckos. i believe it's the females that can clone themselves through self-oogenesis (sp?). here's the catch: the clones mights be faster than the non-clones, but when it comes down to it, evolution will never favor the clones; if anything changes, they'll either all adapt or all die. bottom line: fast as they may be, these cloned geckos will never save you 15% or more on your car insurance. call geico. i’ve seen stuff on TV about these geckos. i believe it’s the females that can clone themselves through self-oogenesis (sp?). here’s the catch: the clones mights be faster than the non-clones, but when it comes down to it, evolution will never favor the clones; if anything changes, they’ll either all adapt or all die.

bottom line: fast as they may be, these cloned geckos will never save you 15% or more on your car insurance.

call geico.

]]> By: Jessica http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/06/abstinent-geckos-run-faster/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Jessica Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.vestaldesign.com/blog/2005/06/27/abstinent-geckos-run-faster.html#comment-193 I wonder a) what they consider "out-performance" b) why that is!? cloned = possibly better?? crazy! what kind of implications might this have on our societal and scientific approach to the idea of cloning? (specifically thinking of stem cell research) I wonder
a) what they consider “out-performance”
b) why that is!? cloned = possibly better?? crazy!

what kind of implications might this have on our societal and scientific approach to the idea of cloning? (specifically thinking of stem cell research)

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