2:40 PM -- Sure, as the economy deteriorates, it may be getting harder to afford gas, groceries, and other extravagant luxuries. But it's not all bad news: According to the Reuters, the cost of at least one important service could go down by as much as 50 percent.

Cloning a Chow Chow is expected to be easier and perhaps as much as 50 percent less costly, a South Korean biotech firm said Thursday as it unveiled a new cloning technology.

So, you know. There's that. — Red Panda, Light Reading