ALTER EGO Cloning, the Age of Reason?

ALTER EGO Cloning, the Age of Reason?

2024 | 57 minutes |

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Rated 7+

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Director: Bertrand Delapierre

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Since Dolly the sheep’s birth in 1996, cloning has spread from pets to camels, stirring wonder and controversy. Luc Hardy travels from Russia to the UAE, from labs to camel contests, revealing how science, culture, and ethics shape cloning’s impact on humanity and ecosystems while raising profound questions for our future.

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