Korea to Clone Drug Sniffing Dogs 158
SK writes "Scientists at Seoul National University Korea are seeking to commercially clone dogs this year — the world's first attempt to create canine clones for money. Senior researcher Kim Min-kyu at the Seoul-based University is spearheading the efforts based on his team's expertise in cloning dogs. As per Mr. Kim early last month, they signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korea Customs Service to clone its drug-sniffing dogs. They have already obtained somatic cells of the expensive dogs and will attempt to clone them in July or August to get puppies late this year at the earliest."
RePet (Score:5, Funny)
I Can See It Now... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I Can See It Now... (Score:5, Funny)
Plenty (Score:1, Funny)
We already breed plenty of those here in California.
This is a GOOD thing. (Score:5, Funny)
--Richard
Re:From a logical point of view (Score:2, Funny)
Wrong species (Score:3, Funny)
rj
We already have engineered "Lifestyle Pets" (Score:3, Funny)
They won't sniff drugs (well, maybe catnip) but Lifestyle Pets [lifestylepets.com] sells the "Ashera" line of housecats. It costs a mere $22K (or $28K if you want expedited processing) plus $1500 shipping -- and, according to their FAQ [lifestylepets.com], "All Ashera kittens are provided with a Certificate of Authenticity that will include an image of each kitten's DNA 'fingerprint'."
If Microsoft ever gets into this business, we'll be in real trouble. "I'm sorry, sir, we need to ensure that your copy of Microsoft Puppy is not pirated. Can you read me the 500-character DNA fingerprint off of your Certificate of Authenticity?"
Re:First clone the scientists, double productivity (Score:2, Funny)