| arya | Date: Sunday, 31-July-2011, 9:24 AM | Message # 1 |
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| SEOUL, July 28, 2011 (Reuters) — South Korean scientists said on Wednesday they have created a glowing dog using a cloning technique that could help find cures for human diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, Yonhap news agency reported.
In this undated handout picture released to Reuters on July 28, 2011, a genetically modified dog Tagon and her puppies are seen at Seoul National University (SNU)'s College of Veterinary Medicine in Seoul. REUTERS/Seoul National University/Handout
A research team from Seoul National University (SNU) said the genetically modified female beagle, named Tegon and born in 2009, has been found to glow fluorescent green under ultraviolet light if given a doxycycline antibiotic, the report said.
The researchers, who completed a two-year test, said the ability to glow can be turned on or off by adding a drug to the dog's food.
"The creation of Tegon opens new horizons since the gene injected to make the dog glow can be substituted with genes that trigger fatal human diseases," the news agency quoted lead researcher Lee Byeong-chun as saying.
Full article/source - http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre76q1mk-us-korea-dog/
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