Qualcuno parlava di pet-cryopreservation qualche tempo fa, se ricordo
bene. Questa azienda USA criopreserva un campione di DNA degli animali
da compagnia deceduti, con la propsettiva di una futura clonazione.
Ciao,
Fabio
http://www.viagen.com/en/our-services/preserving-your-pets/
Preserving Your Pets
ViaGen will gladly gene bank your pet using our CryoSure™ service, for
a cost of $1500. Once you place an order, we will ship a refrigerated
biopsy kit to your veterinarian, and your veterinarian will return the
kit to us with small biopsy samples taken from your pet.
We recommend that you gene bank your pet while it's living, but under
certain circumstances you can also gene bank a deceased pet (see
below).
ViaGen has no plans to provide commercial cat or dog cloning services.
However, we're equipped to provide the highest-quality gene banking
services for pets. Once you have preserved your pet's genes, they will
remain available for many years. If another company offers cat or dog
cloning services in the future, we can transfer your pet's genes to
that company for cloning.
If Your Pet Has Died
It's possible to gene bank a pet post-mortem. If you wish to do so,
here are some important things you should know:
You have only five days post-mortem to gene bank your pet. ViaGen is
not open on weekends or holidays, and you may encounter delays
scheduling a biopsy procedure with your veterinarian. Therefore,
diligence will be required on your part to meet the five-day deadline.
If your pet has been deceased for one or two days and you live in the
USA, take the following actions: refrigerate but don't freeze your
pet. Call your veterinarian and schedule an immediate biopsy
procedure. Call us toll-free at 888-8VIAGEN to place an order.
If your pet has been deceased for three or four days and you live in
the USA, there probably won't be time for us to ship a biopsy kit to
your veterinarian, have a biopsy procedure performed, and deliver your
pet's biopsy samples to us within five days of death. Please call us
toll-free at 888-8VIAGEN so we may discuss your options with you.
We do not accept gene banking orders from outside the USA at this time.