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Re:Ask HN: Tech that seems to have vanished by biomcgary on Monday September 11, 2023 @08:20PM (#37475436)
I had an elderly neighbor that blacked out periodically for somewhat unclear reasons. Her dog was able to give her advance warning so that she can sit down before falling down. He wasn't trained, just did it naturally. She had the dog cloned with the hope that the trait was innate. The clone didn't really have the temperament of the clonee. Environment? Who knows.

Unfortunately, the neighbor had COVID-19 sequela that put her in a nursing home recently (greatly accelerated memory loss), so it was unclear if the clone would have been able to detect the same precursors to blacking out.

Re:Ask HN: Tech that seems to have vanished by ian0 on Monday September 11, 2023 @09:29PM (#37475969)
I just realised cloning pets is a thing now.

More interested in seeing if they can get the Wooly Mammoth up and running again!

Re:Ask HN: Tech that seems to have vanished by kridsdale3 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @02:53PM (#37485981)
I assume you'd still need a viable mother to grow the clone in. Easy with dogs, but who will carry the mammoth?