BioArts International Clones 9-11 Hero Dog - Owner to Receive Five Cloned Puppies June 17 in L...(million in stolen goods during his caree...),Health

Date:6/17/2009

million in stolen goods during his career as a police search-and-rescue dog. Symington, a police officer at the time of the Sept. 11 attacks, arrived with Trakr at Ground Zero as one of the first K9 search and rescue teams on the scene. There, under horrific conditions, Trakr located the last human survivor to be found in the rubble.

"Once in a lifetime, a dog comes along that not only captures the hearts of all he touches but also plays a private role in history," Symington wrote in his winning essay in the BioArts contest to find the world's most "cloneworthy dog."

For his heroic efforts, Trakr was presented with an extraordinary service to humanity award by Dr. Jane Goodall, United Nations "Messenger of Peace," and was featured in books and magazines dedicated to 9-11 heroes including Dog World and In the Line of Duty.

At an emotional first meeting with the Trakr clones on Sunday, June 14th, Symington observed, "They're identical - down to the smallest detail. Few dogs are born with exceptional abilities - Trakr was one of those dogs. And if these puppies have the same attributes as Trakr, I plan on putting them in to search and rescue so they can help people the way Trakr did."

In order to clone Trakr, Dr. Hwang's team replaced the genes in eggs from unrelated dogs with genes from Trakr, stimulated the resulting "couplets" to develop into embryos, then transferred the embryos to dogs who served as surrogate mothers. After normal pregnancies, they gave birth to puppies that are genetically identical to Trakr, the first of which was born December 8, 2008 and the last on April 4, 2009. All were born and weaned in Seoul, South Korea, and all are in excellent health.

"9-11 was a terrible shock for Korean people as well as Americans," said Dr. Hwang by email from Seoul, Korea. "These five clones of Trakr, who saved a human life at Ground Zero, are a gift not just
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