Brigitte Boisselier French biochemist, scientific director of Clonaid. Country: USA

Biography of Brigitte Boisselier

Brigitte Boisselier, a French biochemist and scientific director of the company "Clonaid," was born in France in 1956. She studied biochemistry at the University of Dijon in France before moving to the United States, specifically Texas, where she pursued her studies at the University of Houston. She successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and went on to work as a visiting professor at Hamilton College in New York.

In 2000, Brigitte Boisselier was invited to become the lead specialist at "Valiant Venture Ltd," a company headquartered in the Bahamas. The company was established in 1997 with the aim of developing a human cloning program. This program, known as "Clonaid," was sponsored by the well-known pseudo-religious sect, the "Raëlians." However, in 2000, "Valiant Venture Ltd" withdrew its participation in the "Clonaid" project, which then moved to the United States and became based at Texas A&M University. It was from this project that the company "Clonaid" emerged, with Brigitte Boisselier becoming its scientific director.

Initially, the company focused on animal cloning and the collection of human DNA samples for storage. However, with the help of the Raëlians, "Clonaid" actively promoted the development of human cloning technologies, causing serious concern for the US government. In 2001, the US Congress banned human cloning through a commission.

Nevertheless, on December 27, 2002, Brigitte Boisselier, as the chief specialist of "Clonaid," announced the creation of the first human clone. She claimed that a girl named Eve was born at a secret location. In 2003, Brigitte Boisselier stated that DNA tests of Eve's parents and the child could be made public under certain conditions to ensure the safety of the girl. In January 2003, she informed the press about planned second and third clone births. This time, a girl was cloned for a lesbian couple from the Netherlands, and a boy was cloned for a couple from Japan. Although the cloning of all three children has not been confirmed to this day, the US government filed a lawsuit against "Clonaid" and forced the company to reveal the whereabouts of all the cloned children. Brigitte Boisselier remains adamant, arguing that this would only harm the children and their parents.

Currently, Brigitte Boisselier resides in Las Vegas, where the headquarters of "Clonaid" is located, along with her husband, Ricky Lee Roehr.