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the world—because they want to defend private
interests.
Fortunately technological reality prevails and this
will cause Argentina to maintain that leadership.” twin of an original, no more, no less. A clone is a
twin that is displaced in time. Its genes are there,
but it will depend on other things whether it plays
better or worse.”
“What is your prime objective in relation to
the performance of cloned horses? “Cloning having been achieved and become
reality, what do you see the future bringing?”
“That they become good players. It doesn’t
matter whether they are better or worse than
the original. That discussion leads us away
from the objective, which is that clones are a
monumental contribution to breed improvement
by providing better crosses and a larger amount
of embryos with more chances of surpassing the
original. Whether it plays better or worse, that is
something that may happen with any identical “The future is genetic precision improvement.
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How to improve genetics more quickly, which
is what the human being seeks in all species
ever since man is man, both as regards food or
sports.
Technology has a lot to contribute and we see
that every day.”