[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: gsd to be cloned
- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <shadowland22000@xxxxxxxxx>, "gsd showlist" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <whiteshepherdgenetics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <gsdgeneticdefects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Barb Williams" <santanagsd1954@xxxxxxx>, "Louise Cauthen" <cauthenl@xxxxxxxxx>, "Debbie Gae Davis" <davisd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 18:09:51 -0700
INTERESTING. However, I guess there is always the possiblity of a "surprise"
if the dog actually
has D.M. and they CLONED it. If none of the other Search and Rescue. dogs do
not have the
same problem with their rear I would question that assumption of toxidity being
the cause.
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: MORGAN LEWIS To: gsd showlist ; whiteshepherdgenetics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ;
gsdgeneticdefects@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; Barb Williams ; Louise Cauthen ; Debbie Gae
Davis
Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 2:36 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] gsd to be cloned
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A dog that sniffed out survivors from under the rubble of
New York's World Trade Center after the 2001 terror strikes is to be cloned,
the California-based firm conducting the procedure said.
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Trakr, a German shepherd who lives with his owner James Symington in Los
Angeles, was picked by BioArts International as the most "clone-worthy" canine
in a competition offering an owner a free chance to replicate their pet.
Symington said he and Trakr were among the first search and rescue teams to
arrive at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks, and were responsible for
locating the last human survivor under about 30 feet (nine meters) of debris.
Now aged 15, the dog no longer has use of his back legs due to a degenerative
neurological disorder. According to BioArts, experts believe the condition may
be linked to exposure to toxic smoke at the World Trade Center site.
"Trakr means the world to me," Symington said. "To know that part of him is
going to live on is just beyond words. It's the greatest gift I've ever
received."
In the next month, BioArts said it would transport a sample of Trakr's DNA to
the South Korean lab of its partner, the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation, and
the clone could be ready by the end of this year.
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