Born the world's first puppy-clone of a dead dog due to illness

This is Dylan, who died in June dog from the UK



A married couple from the UK did not spare 67 thousand pounds sterling (about 100 thousand US dollars) to clone their already dead dog. It seems that the couple does not regret their action, because the other day a puppy was born from a surrogate mother - a clone of a pet. Favorite boxer couple died due to a tumor in the brain.



The cloning was undertaken by the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation , which for a long time has been offering its services for cloning pets. At the moment it is the only such laboratory in the world.



According to the happy English, the birth was good, and the puppy feels great. “I can’t get used to the fact that a puppy’s DNA is 100% identical to Dylan’s,” says Jaques.

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At the moment, the laboratory has cloned over 700 dogs on a commercial basis. The technology used by the company involves the implantation of the “source” DNA into a “clean” egg cell, with the genetic material removed.



For the first time, the British heard about the company from a documentary film telling that the company provides dog cloning services for a fee (although there have been several cases of free services). The company had previously held a contest, the winner of which had the opportunity to get a clone of her dog absolutely free. At the same time the dog itself is still alive.



The cloning was carried out 12 days after the selection of genetic material from Dylan, a pair of boxers. Soon another puppy should be born - a clone of a dead dog.



Key Dates

• June 11. The couple learned that their eight-year-old dog was sick — they had an inoperable brain tumor. Veterinarians said that with treatment the dog will be able to live for another 18 months.
• 30 June. The dog died due to a cardiac arrest.
• July 2 Dylan froze. The pair bought medical equipment for sampling the dog's skin. Samples were sent to Sooam, South Korea.
• 4th of July. Samples arrived in South Korea.
• July 6th. Sooam representatives told the couple that the selected samples are not suitable for cloning operations.
• July 7th. The company requested other samples from the pair (the dog was still in a frozen state).
• July 10th. New batch of genetic material selected.
• July 11th. The material arrived in South Korea. For the first time, the cloning operation is carried out from the material selected 12 days after the death of the organism.
• October 21. Cells grow, the cloning process has begun.
• November 23 Confirmed pregnancy surrogate mother - female boxer.
• November 24th Confirmed pregnancy and the second dog, which also introduced the genetic material of Dylan.
• December 26th. Born the first puppy - clone Dylan.
• December 29th. The appearance of a second clone is expected.