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Bernann McKinney from the U.S. holds one of five cloned pitbull puppies during her first meeting with them at the Seoul National University Hospital for Animals in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 5, dirty south hoes 2008. McKinney has received five baby dogs (copies of her beloved late pitbull "Booger") from a South Korean biotech firm in what it calls the plastic surgery south africa world's first commercial canine cloning service.(AP PHOTO)
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An American woman received five puppies Tuesday that were cloned from her beloved late pitbull, becoming the inaugural customer of a South south haven michigan funeral homes Korean company that says it is planting times vegetable garden south carolina the world’s first successful commercial canine cloning service.
Seoul-based RNL Bio said the clones of Bernann McKinney’s dog Booger were born last week after being cloned in cooperation with a team of Seoul National University scientists who created the world’s first campgrounds horse rental south carolina cloned dog in 2005.
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Lee’s team have identified the puppies as Booger’s genuine clones, and his university’s forensic medicine team is currently conducting reconfirmation tests.
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McKinney, a screenwriter who taught drama at U.S. universities, said she will take three of the cloned dogs to her home in California and donate the others to work as south seattle community college service dogs for the handicapped or elderly. She said she lives with five south carolina state bird other dogs and three horses.
RNL Bio charges up to $150,000 for dog cloning but will receive cape town south africa just a third of that sum from McKinney because she is the first customer and helped with publicity, said company head Ra Jeong-chan.
Ra said his firm eventually aims to clone about 300 dogs per year and is tahoe south shore bed and breakfast also interested in duplicating camels for customers in south korea flag the Middle East.
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