"Syd-korea kloner hunde til at sniffe efter narko"
(Mandag, 21 April 2008)
kilde:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 359242.stmHoved-træk oversat til dansk:
7 hunde-hvalpe er i syd-korea fremstillet ved hjælp af kloning af celler fra en labrador som toldere betragter som deres bedste narko-sniffer-hund.
De koreanske myndighederne har betalt ca 1.6 millioner danske kroner for projektet.
Tolderne si'r de klonede hunde allerede som hvalpe viser klare tegn på samme narko-sniff egenskaber som den originale hund, og er nu påbegyndt træning som narko-sniffer-hunde.
Den originale artikel på engelsk:
Citat:
S Korea trains sniffer-dog clones
The cloned sniffer puppies have already shown their potential
(image of man and 5 dogs)
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.
The puppies were born to three surrogate mothers after scientists used the nuclei of somatic cells from a sniffer dog called Chase. The state-funded project cost about 300m won ($300,000; £150,000).
A spokesman for South Korean customs said the pups have passed the first round of tests for behavioural patterns and genetic qualities and will report for duty in June after completing a second round of training.
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