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SKorean experts claim to have cloned glowing dogs
Yahoo! News ^ | Apr 29,2008 | HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press Writer

Posted on 05/03/2009 5:39:48 PM PDT by jmcenanly


SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean scientists say they have engineered four beagles that glow red using cloning techniques that could help develop cures for human diseases. The four dogs, all named "Ruppy" — a combination of the words "ruby" and "puppy" — look like typical beagles by daylight.

But they glow red under ultraviolet light, and the dogs' nails and abdomens, which have thin skins, look red even to the naked eye.

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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cloning; dogs; genetic; transgenic
I'm not too keen on the idea on dogs that glow in the dark. They may be cute as puppies, but when they grow up...

1 posted on 05/03/2009 5:39:48 PM PDT by jmcenanly
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To: jmcenanly

Wonder how long it would take for the Corean sterotyping crowd to gather and either; damn them all and/or call for the nuke attack on both sides of the DMZ.

The bombing will begin in... five...


2 posted on 05/03/2009 5:51:49 PM PDT by Chong (Tea Party 2009. We are not gonna take it No Mo')
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To: jmcenanly

Glow in the dark Korean BBQ....


3 posted on 05/03/2009 6:02:52 PM PDT by freebilly
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To: Chong
We got Korea bashers here? Ping me when you find them. I'm a grumpy old barstid that loved my time in Korea. I'll 'splain how the cow ate the cabbage.

/johnny

4 posted on 05/03/2009 6:41:46 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (God Bless us all, each, and every one.)
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To: jmcenanly

Beagles, it had to be Beagles. Oy Vey.


5 posted on 05/03/2009 11:13:57 PM PDT by BruceysMom (My dumb heart has now ran off to Hermiston.)
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To: jmcenanly

What is with S. Korea and these Dr. Mengele experiments? I thought N. Korea was weird. Just sayin’


6 posted on 05/04/2009 3:13:51 AM PDT by FreedomFighter1013 (Is it 2012 yet?)
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