PetScoop -- South Koreans Clone Glowing Puppies

Now humanity is making our very own, glow-in-the-dark fluorescent dogs. South Koreans have cloned four beagles known as Ruppy (Ruby Puppy) containing a fluorescent protein that makes them glow red under ultraviolet light. Apparently they even have a reddish tinge in broad daylight. All in the name of medical research. Via MSN:

Scientists said the creation of the glowing pups shows it will be possible to implant genes related to human diseases into dogs for research purposes.

"They are the world's first transgenic dogs," Professor Lee Byeong-Chun who leads the Seoul National University (SNU) team told AFP.

"This means we'll be able to switch genes in dogs for genes related to human diseases such as Parkinson's Disease for research," he said, adding that dogs suffer from 224 illnesses that also afflict humans.

What do you think--do the ends justify the means? Is humanity a species run amok?

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