Less successful was the cloning ofthe gaur, a species of ox found in south Asia, by researchers at Advanced Cell Technology, a biotech company in Worcester, Massachusetts: theclone died of infection days after birth.
The clones, which have been genetically modified to make them more obedient, are seen by the movie's heroes as little more than another military technology, like battle droids or light sabers. (The clone army apparently plays a role in the downfall ofthe heroic Jedi Knights, even turning one, Anakin Skywalker, into the evil Darth Vader.) These clone warriors are the ultimate mindless flunkies.