Please, think of the DNA

Fluffy MkII won't be home for Christmas, it seems.

Genetic Savings & Clone, a biotechnology company that sells cloned pets, has sent letters to its customers saying it will close at the end of the year. The company had recently reduced the price from $50,000 to $32,000.

The letters said the Sausalito, Calif., company was not accepting new orders because it was "unable to develop the technology to the point that cloning pets is commercially viable."

The company was launched by University of Phoenix founder John Sperling, who had hoped to have his hunting dog, Missy, cloned - a feat that was never accomplished.

Since the company opened in 2000, it was behind the creation of five cloned cats, but sold only two to paying customers.

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