Primary Navigation Home U.S. Business World Entertainment Sports Tech Politics Elections Science Health Most Popular Secondary Navigation Video Photos Opinion Local News Odd News Comics Travel Weather Minutes You Witness News Site Index Search All News Yahoo News Only News Photos Video Audio Advanced World s first cloned dog fathers puppies researchers minutes ago SEOUL AFP Snuppy the first cloned dog has become a father after the world s first successful breeding involving only cloned canines South Korean researchers said Thursday. The Afghan hound impregnated two cloned bitches of the same breed through artificial insemination a Seoul National University SNU research team said in a statement. This is the first time in the world that puppies have been born from cloned parents team leader Lee Byung Chun told AFP. One of the puppies which were born between May and died but nine others are healthy he said. This shows the reproductive ability of a cloned dog Lee said. Lee s tea! m which says it also produced the world s first cloned wolves plans to carry out a similar breeding experiment with them. The breeding of cloned dogs opens the way for cloning sniffer dogs and seeing eye guide dogs which usually have to be sterilised for training and lose the ability to reproduce Lee said. Snuppy was created under the stewardship of now disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo Suk . However his team s work in creating Snuppy Seoul National University puppy has been verified by SNU and other authorities. Hwang was hailed as a national hero until a university inquiry ruled that some of his work on cloning embryonic human stem cells was fake. He is now on trial for fraud embezzlement ethical breaches and other charges. Lee has led his own research team. It earlier announced it had successfully cloned dogs capable of sniffing out human cancers by using tissue from a retriever in Japan. Email Story IM Story Printable View Yahoo Buzz RECOMMEND THIS STORY Recommend It N! ot at All Somewhat Moderately Highly Very Highly Average Not Rated Recommended Stories Top Stories Palin revs up Republicans for McCain AP New Orleans residents returning home after Gustav AP Zardari says global terror Pakistan s priority AP Hanna takes aim at Bahamas Ike next in line AP Cheney condemns Russia over Georgian war AP Most Viewed Top Stories Stephenie Meyer drops new book after Web leak Reuters Palin mocks Obama readies Republicans for McCain Reuters Category Hurricane Ike fiercer as Hanna strengthens Reuters Scientists use particle accelerator to date wine Reuters Study DVRs save relationships Reuters Top Stories Video Charleston S.C. readies for Hanna AP Wed Sep PM ET Prosecutors Detroit mayor close to guilty plea AP Wed Sep PM ET Investigators puzzled by trail of Wash. killings AP Thu Sep AM ET Study May Debunk Vaccine Autism Link ABC News Wed Sep PM ET AFP Seoul University Photo South Korean researchers say Snuppy centre the world s first cloned dog has become. Top Stories Video Charleston S.C. readies for Hanna AP Prosecutors! Detroit mayor close to guilty plea AP All news video News Search Search Related Searches Hwang artificial insemination Seoul National University puppy Hwang Woo Suk Yahoo News Topic Pages In depth coverage of topics including the Russia Georgia conflict Iraq and the Hurricane Gustav . Elsewhere on the Web The Christian Science Monitor This round Pentagon may keep General Petraeus offstage ABC News Palin in Spotlight Average Hockey Mom Slams Obama s Change Mantra McClatchy Newspapers Palin steps into spotlight takes swipe at media below use class hide to hide the promo use class to show it Good Morning Yahoo Bumper sticker road rage Play What kinds of car decoration to look out for See today s talked about videos NEWS ALERTS Get an alert when there are new stories about Seoul National University Hwang artificial insemination Seoul National University puppy Hwang Woo Suk More alerts Yahoo My Yahoo Mail Search All News Yahoo News Only News Photos Video Audio Advanced Primary ! Navigation Home U.S Business World Entertainment Sports Tech Politics Science Health Travel Most Popular Odd News Opinion Copyright Agence France Presse . All rights reserved. The information contained in the AFP News report may not be published broadcast rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of Agence France Presse
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Massive Police Raids On Suspected Protestors In Minneapolis
Several "hippie homes" are raided this morning by automatic-weapon-wielding police squads.
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Macbook Random Shutdown Problem Solved At Last!
Apple's forums are full of people searching for a solution, now it appears that an IT Engineer from Munich, Germany has found the source of the issue.
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3G iPhone for Europe to be announced Monday?
"Oh man, here we go. Another rumor about that 3G European iPhone. This time, the source is Guy Kewney of Newswireless who doubles as eWeek.com's European wireless editor -- i.e., he's the real deal. As the story goes, Apple is set to announce a four-way deal..."
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YouTube/Google Video Have No Sound on OS X??
for some reason I had no sound coming out of Flash Video on you tube & google. this site has what you need to fix that minor, minor prob.Every once in a while though, on Mac OS X it can happen that these Flash video players don’t have sound anymore. It is pretty hard to figure out why, and the solution is quite random.
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Nokia responds to Apple iPhone: "It is surprising that it's not 3G"
As news filters down to CES of the iPhone, Nokia's head of Nseries Computers (the multimedia phones most threatened by iPhone) gives his views, saying that it's good competition, confirms what Nokia's been preaching etc etc. And then slyly points out that the iPhone is 2G, not 3G. I reckon they're worried though.
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The death of the credit card economy
The most revolutionary notion in commerce today is one of the oldest. If you want to buy something, you may actually have to pay for it. We are reverting from a "borrow and buy" economy to the "cash and carry" model of our grandparents.
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Could Solar Highways Power Our Cities?
It is expected that the installation will produce 18.7 megawatts per year, which is enough to cover its cost in about 15 years. The innovative application has netted Going Solar the ATRAA’s award for best grid-connected system.
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Collins: Idea that women will vote for any woman "offensive"
"The idea that women are going to race off to vote for any candidate with the same internal plumbing is both offensive and historically wrong. Hillary Clinton didn’t run for president as a symbol but as the best-prepared candidate in the Democratic pack. Palin’s nomination feels, in comparison, like a step back."
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Palin Has National Security Experience AK is close to Russia
First Fox News and now Cindy McCain. Are you kidding me? When has Russia engaged with Alaska in National Security issues and when did Palin have anything to do with it? Is this is the best Cindy McCain and Fox News can produce?
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The Evidence for a 3G iPhone... June 2008
Obviously, individual circumstances may vary, but if you are an average consumer looking for the best value for the money, we recommend waiting, but understand the new version could still be (at least) 3 months off.
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Apple’s Phone WILL NOT be called “iMobile”
iPhone Insider posted a report claiming that Apple's upcoming phone product would be called "iMobile" yesterday. This, like most Apple Phone rumors, made to the front page of digg, and is now creeping it's way through the blogosphere...there's only one problem with it...it's not true.
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