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Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong> revealed that his current dog, Junie, is a clone of his late dog Lua, and fans have mixed thoughts about how much the two dogs look alike.<\/p>\n After Lua \u2013 whom Brady, 48, shared with his ex-wife Gisele B\u00fcndchen<\/strong> and their children \u2014 died in December 2023, the retired athlete welcomed Junie into his home. Two years later, he publicly revealed that the two pit bull mixes look so much alike because Junie is a clone of Lua.<\/p>\n Brady shared the surprising news on Tuesday, November 4, revealing that biotech company Colossal Biosciences was behind the cloning process. Colossal Biosciences, which Brady is an investor of, explained to People<\/a><\/em> that Lua was cloned using blood collected before her death.<\/p>\n \u201cI love my animals. They mean the world to me and my family,\u201d Brady said in a statement to the outlet about the cloning process. \u201cA few years ago, I worked with Colossal and leveraged their non-invasive cloning technology through a simple blood draw of our family\u2019s elderly dog before she passed.\u201d<\/p>\n Winter Got You Down? 7 Simple Ways to Lift Your Mood This Season<\/a><\/p>\n Brady added that the company \u201cgave my family a second chance with a clone of our beloved dog.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued the statement by acknowledging the news that Colossal Biosciences acquired biotech company Viagen Pets and Equine. Brady said he\u2019s \u201cexcited how Colossal and Viagen\u2019s tech together can help both families losing their beloved pets while helping to save endangered species.\u201d<\/p>\n After Brady opened up about the experience, several fans took to social media to weigh in on the cloning process for pets. \u201cWoah, I heard about this before just not of many people doing it \u2014 i have so many questions like, does it act the same? bark the same? did it grow in a lab? Lol,\u201d one person wrote via X, while another added, \u201cThat\u2019s both touching and mind-blowing. Brady\u2019s love for his pets is next level, and science making it possible to keep a piece of Lua alive through Junie is straight out of the future. Shows how far technology can go when it meets genuine love.\u201d<\/p>\n