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Article: Dog cloned in Korea: Snuppy the Afghan hound sure to rekindle ethics debate
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- Charleston Gazette
- Article date:
- August 4, 2005
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South Korea's pioneering stem cell scientist has cloned a dog,
smashing another biological barrier and reigniting a fierce ethical
debate - while producing a perky, lovable puppy.
The researchers, led by Hwang Woo-suk, insist they cloned an
Afghan hound, a resplendent supermodel in a world of mutts, only to
help investigate human disease, including the possibility of cloning
stem cells for treatment purposes.
But others immediately renewed calls for a global ban on human
reproductive cloning before the technology moves any farther.
"Successful cloning of an increasing number of species confirms
the general impression that it would be possible to clone any
mammalian species, including ...