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  • August 2008

    • Are Cloned Puppies Worth the Risks?

      Wired  |  Aug 20, 08 2:50 AM CDT

      Are Cloned Puppies Worth the Risks?

      (Newser) - Canine cloning looks set to become big business but critics warn that deformed and diseased failures could outnumber the tail-wagging successes, Wired reports. Cloning fails far more often than it succeeds, and dogs are notoriously hard to clone. A Humane Society report earlier this year charged that "serious animal suffering and disreputable activities" lurk behind pet cloning. More »

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      dog  • cloning  • cloned pets  • puppies  • animal cloning  • Humane Society of the United States  • RNL Bio

  • July 2008

    • Hero Dog Wins Cloning Contest

      Globe and Mail  |  Jul 3, 08 4:13 AM CDT

      Hero Dog Wins Cloning Contest

      (Newser) - A retired Canadian rescue dog who helped find the last survivor in the rubble of the World Trade Center has been chosen as the world's most clone-worthy dog, the Globe & Mail reports. A California genetics company chose 15-year-old German shepherd Trakr to be cloned after reading an essay from his owner. Trakr—who now needs a dog wheelchair to get around—will meet his clone later this year. More »

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      dog  • World Trade Center  • cloning  • cloned pets  • animal cloning  • rescue dogs

  • April 2008

    • Cloning Could Save Rare Rhino

      Independent (UK)  |  Apr 18, 08 3:00 AM CDT

      Cloning Could Save Rare Rhino

      (Newser) - Faced with a wild population of northern white rhinos that can be counted on the fingers of one hand, scientists are turning to cloning in a last-ditch effort to save the species, the Independent reports. In a technique that could be used to pull other species back from the brink of extinction, scientists are mixing the rhino's cells with embryos of its less endangered cousin, the southern white. More »

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      DNA  • endangered species  • cloning  • animal cloning  • rhinoceros

  • February 2008

    • Olé! Breeder to Clone Prize Bull

      Independent (UK)  |  Feb 24, 08 2:16 PM CST

      Olé! Breeder to Clone Prize Bull

      (Newser) - Alcalde is one in a million: The hulking black bull's sons have struck fear in the hearts of Spain's bravest matadors for more than a decade. But now, in his waning years, his famed breeder has commissioned a US company to make him two in a million—with the cloned bull taking Alcalde's place as sire to champions. More »

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      Spain  • breeding  • bullfighting  • animal cloning  • bulls  • clone

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