1.0 link 107437 <![CDATA[Scientists Clone Cancer-Sniffing Dog: Pets Are Next]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/16/scientists-clone-cancer-s_n_107437.html In South Korea, scientists have been cloning animals with desirable traits and genetic alterations. Last year, researchers cloned cats that glow under ultraviolet light. Now, scientists have successfully cloned a dog trained to sniff patients for cancer. According to ABC News:

The retriever, named Marine, is the prize of St. Sugar Cancer Sniffing Dog Training Center in Shirahama, Japan, where Satoh is the head trainer. Marine is especially adept at recognizing the scent of certain chemicals found in cancer...
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