PetScoop -- Biotech Firm Says Dog Cloning to be Cheaper
Remember that South Florida couple who welcomed a $500,000 cloned puppy into their home earlier this week? Turns out that pup might have been a bit pricey, even in the cloning market.
The South Korean biotech firm who cloned the pup has unveiled a new cloning technology that could significantly reduce price tag of $100,000 or more. From MSNBC:
RNL Bio said it has developed a new method to clone dogs using stem cells derived from fat tissue that greatly increases the likelihood of success.
It added the new technology can also help in studying treatments of genetic disorders in canines that have similarities to human illnesses including diabetes.
"If we fully develop this technology, dog cloning will be much easier than now. We can reduce the cost for cloning," said Ra Jeongchan, the chief executive of Seoul-based RNL Bio.
Ra, which is applying for a patent, said two cloned beagle puppies were born in the past week using this method which could reduce the cost of cloning a pet dog to about $50,000 within three years.
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Posted by Molly & Jessie at January 30, 2009 1:29 AM
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