Cloning's gone to the dogs.

Australasian Business Intelligence, August, 2005

Byline: Leigh Dayton

Aug 03, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- South Korean scientists have successfully cloned an Afghan hound. The dog was born on 24 April 2005, after being created from ear- skin cells. Snuppy was created using somatic cell nuclear transfer. Ian Gunn of Australia's Monash University says the cloning of Snuppy is a breakthrough, as dogs are more difficult to clone than other animals. The University of New South Wales's

Alan Wilton believes the technique could soon be used to clone endangered animals.

Publication Date: 4 August 2005

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SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY:

UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

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