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Dec 3, 2019

Scientists restore indigenous dog breed

A cloned dog of a native breed close to extinction, the Sapsaree, gave birth to puppies last year, and one of them became pregnant recently. According to professor Kim Min-kyu of Chungnam National University -- whose team conducted the genetic experiment -- on Tuesday, the cloned Sapsaree gave birth to seven puppies through artificial insemination last December. Two of the seven pups were short-haired.The cloned dog had its genes reproduced from a male short-haired badugi (meaning “spotted

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