Yes, so it is...One step closer, or rather, a few leaps shorter that we are to human cloning...With news coming in of the successful cloning of man's best (silent) friend ;) by the same South Korean team that had last year produced the world's first cloned human embryo, sure we are that much more closer to a scientific revolution....That is what I would consider, leaving aside the ethical issues involved and the prospect of "playing" God (or the equivalent thereof)....For, at the end of the day, I'd place a greater value on a physical entity than an abstract concept !!
And yea, gotta admit....I've really taken a liking to Google News (for which PG is now an accepted source of news) of late....With respect to the above story, had it not been for google news, I'd never have read a local version which brings into fore the politics of research !!! Or should I say, "fundamental" human behavior ;)