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SistahSpeak · February 15th, 2008, 06:45 PM

A California woman has placed the first order for a cloned dog with South Korean biotech firm RNL Bio, pledging $150,000 for a genetic duplicate of her dead pitbull, Booger, who once saved her from a dog attack, reports the BBC. Seoul National University scientists, who produced the first cloned canine in 2005, will use tissue from Booger’s ear. • It’s the first time a dog has been cloned for commercial use. The company says it can produce 30 dogs a year but expects to be able to deliver 200 a year by 2010, dropping the price as cloning technology improves to less than $50,000 per puppy. The Korean Customs service is planning to order cloned drug-sniffing dogs from RNL.

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Ok, a couple of things:

- One, $150,000 could do a lot for a lot of people... and we're living in a world where someone has it at their "disposal" to re-create a darn dog? (if I'm insensitive, I apologize...never owned a dog...)

- Secondly, what happens if this dog gets loose, mates with another REAL dog? Are we starting a new breed of "genetically modified/cloned" dogs??

Do you see something wrong with this picture, or is it just me?

February 15th, 2008, 06:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
SistahSpeak Afro Resident SistahSpeak is offline Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,084 Thanks: 55 Thanked 101 Times in 69 Posts Rep Power: 35 Credits: 11,896	Woman Orders Clone of Beloved Dog for $150K A California woman has placed the first order for a cloned dog with South Korean biotech firm RNL Bio, pledging $150,000 for a genetic duplicate of her dead pitbull, Booger, who once saved her from a dog attack, reports the BBC. Seoul National University scientists, who produced the first cloned canine in 2005, will use tissue from Booger’s ear. • It’s the first time a dog has been cloned for commercial use. The company says it can produce 30 dogs a year but expects to be able to deliver 200 a year by 2010, dropping the price as cloning technology improves to less than $50,000 per puppy. The Korean Customs service is planning to order cloned drug-sniffing dogs from RNL. NEWSER Ok, a couple of things: - One, $150,000 could do a lot for a lot of people... and we're living in a world where someone has it at their "disposal" to re-create a darn dog? (if I'm insensitive, I apologize...never owned a dog...) - Secondly, what happens if this dog gets loose, mates with another REAL dog? Are we starting a new breed of "genetically modified/cloned" dogs?? Do you see something wrong with this picture, or is it just me? __________________ "Truth is verifiable."