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An anonymous millionaire family convinced they own the perfect dog have contracted with Texas A&M University to clone the mutt. The school quoted the family $2.3 million to clone “Missy”, an 11-year-old collie-husky mix. The project, dubbed “Missyplicity”, was brokered by a San Francisco company, Bio Arts and Research Corp. Lou Hawthorne, BARC’s president, says the project is not a joke. “If we’re very lucky, we should have puppies within a year,” he said. The owners rescued Missy from an animal pound when she was 4 months old. (AP) ...That $2.3 million will look like a bargain after everyone sees what Alpo is going to offer for the endorsement contract.


Publication Date: 13 September 1998

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