One of the world's renowned geneticists was working on his greatest
discovery yet: the complete cloning of a human being! He worked
tirelessly, running thousands of DNA models through the supercomputer at
the university until he finally had what had to be the working genetic
sequence.
He began growing the sequence in a large vat, forming first simple
cells, then a small mass and then a fetus. Of course, he couldn't use
anyone else's DNA for the experiment so he had used his own. Over a
period of a month, triggering growth hormones and other genetic events,
he was able to mature the original cells into a fully-grown man, a
perfect duplicate of himself!
He then set about teaching his mirror image the basics of humanity, from
caring for its personal needs to learning to read, write, walk and
speak. Everything went well except for one problem: the new being was
afflicted with some defect akin to Tourette's syndrome. As soon as he
learned even a little foul or rude language he injected it into every
conversation. It was immensely annoying but a small price to pay for
such an otherwise resounding success.
Eventually the time came for the geneticist to reveal his creation to
the world. He announced a great breakthrough to the university staff
and colleagues from around the world. He also invited his long-time
girlfriend who he had kept in the dark the whole time about his grand
project. He rented the rooftop of a fancy hotel and dressed his twin in
a tuxedo to match his own. While the crowd of dignitaries waited he
went to make sure the sound system and lights were ready for the
unveiling. His rude twin, however, saw the beautiful girlfriend and
walked over to talk to her.
Of course, as was his habit, the duplicate proceeded to suggest to her
the most vile and depraved acts while insulting her parents and alluding
to her promiscuity. She was livid and stormed off. When the real
scientist came around the corner she screamed at him, slapping his face
repeatedly and told him that she never wanted to see him again for the
things he had said to her. He immediately realized what had happened
and, in a fit of rage, rushed over to his creation, grabbed him and
threw him over the railing to the street below!
The police were summoned and rushed to the rooftop to arrest someone for
murder. They questioned the scientist but he claimed he had done
nothing wrong. It was his creation, he owned the patents to the process
and it was his to do with as he wished. They called the DA and he said
that since the victim had never been born there was no way to prove it
had ever lived, so it might not be possible to show in court that a
murder had been committed.
However, the police did arrest the scientist for making an obscene clone fall.
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