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Subject: S Korea trains sniffer-dog clones Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:57 pm
The world's first cloned sniffer dogs have begun training in South Korea.
Seven puppies have been created using cells taken from a labrador considered by customs officials to be their best sniffer dog.
The puppies were born last year after the country's customs service paid a biotechnology company to reproduce a Canadian Labrador Retriever. Their handlers say they are already showing the same high level of skill as the original dog.
Only about 30% of naturally-born sniffer dogs make the grade, but South Korean scientists believe that could rise to 90% using the cloning method.