i can’t tell if this is some sort of elaborate spam, but i just received and email from the seller of a purported
method of human cloning for sale on ebay that’s already bidding for over $87,000:

“This method is novel and original, and I will turn over all claims on it, including my share of the Nobel Prize, to the highest bidder.
The main improvement over current methods is that in this case, genes turned off (or on) in the somatic cell which should be turned on (or off) in the zygote will be corrected by specialized extranuclear RNA in the gametes, reducing the incidence and severity of defects in the clone.”

as enticing as it sounds, i think i’ll have to sit out this round of bidding.