Yep, I knew the whole matter conservation thingy.
What I meant was if the orignal atom was changed in anyway by the experiment.
If for example, you could scan a nice fluffy bunny wabbit and create a replica at the other end(out of matter found there), would the original end up looking like one of the failured experiments from "The Fly", or would it still be hopping around oblivious to what just happened?
And then there`s the silly questions that pop into my mind late at night...
If cloning/duplication by this method worked, I could make a clone of myself.
What would happen if I shot my clone?
Would I be convicted for murder or for commiting suicide ?
Since the original me is still alive, would it be a crime at all ?