On
December 27, 2002, a
Raelian-controlled
corporation announced that they had produced the first human
clone, a seven-pound girl named
Eve. Although not much has yet been revealed,
Brigitte Boisselier,
CEO of
Clonaid, has announced a number of key facts about the child.
Clonaid is currently attempting to produce cloned
children for four other couples, as well; some are homosexuals while others wish to recreate children of theirs who died young.
Boisselier herself is a "bishop" of the Raelians and refers to Claude Vorilhon (Rael) as her spiritual leader. Clonaid is not lent a great deal of credibility by its origins, since it is arguably a cult corporation; the announcement has been discounted by many, but is still widely believed to the point where it qualifies as national news. It appears that the world will have to just wait and see.