The Scotsman - Top Stories - New doubt over clone claims: AN alien-worshipping scientist who claims to have created the world’s first cloned babies was plotting her publicity campaign before the alleged pregnancies could even have begun, it has emerged. The revelation, along with news that a television reporter with whom she is working has been touting their exclusive story to the US networks for at least £62,500, cast further doubt on Dr Brigitte Boisselier’s assertions.
Dr Michael Guillen, ABC’s former science editor and one-time Harvard University physics lecturer, was represented as an independent party who would oversee DNA testing of cloned baby ’Eve’, a child allegedly born to American parents on Boxing Day. But his independence from Dr Boisselier’s company CLONAID, founded by the Raelian cult, is now being questioned. At least six television networks and cable channels reveal that he attempted to sell a documentary on Dr Boisselier’s work months ago. In one proposal to Fox Entertainment, he outlined his vision for a reality-based show which he would produce and host himself, documenting the cloning process. Fox turned it down. An executive at the network said: "The project seemed loaded with ethical questions."
You know, a project has to be really stinky before Fox, of all companies, will twitch about the ethical questions. I am surprised that Guillen seems to have fallen so far, though. When he was the ABC science commentator, he seemed perfectly respectable.
Posted by iain at January 06, 2003 12:31 PMComments
