DOLLY - A NEW FORM OF TRANSGENIC BREEDWEALTH

Public debate in Britain surrounding the cloning of Dolly the sheep ha s primarily focused on the legitimacy of cloning humans, not sheep. Th is bracketing of the human question relies on a distinction between hu mans and animals belied by the very constitution of transgenic animals who are made with human DNA, such as Polly. Moreover, the ways in whi ch human beings think about, manipulate and classify animals have dist inct cultural consequences, for example in relation to cultural unders tandings of life, property, kinship and other forms of social intercon nection. This article introduces the term 'breedwealth' to examine Dol ly as a unique form of property in order to make some of these connect ions more visible.