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BioArts' Cloned Dogs Up For Auction

Filed in archive Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics , Other Biotechnology News on June 20, 2008

BioArts International and the Best Friends Again program have launched the first ever global online auction to clone five dogs. The auction will beheld July 5th through July 9th, with a high bidder notified on each day. First day bidding will begin at $100,000 with the initial price increasing on each successive day.

In addition, there will be a Golden Clone Giveaway, where one lucky person can receive a FREE cloning of his or her dog simply by completing an entry form by June 24th, including a 500-word essay explaining why they feel their dog deserves to be cloned.

BioArts International has been granted the sole, worldwide license for the cloning of dogs, cats and endangered species. This exclusive license was granted by Start Licensing Inc. for cloning patents developed at the Roslin Institute for Dolly the sheep, the first successfully cloned animal. The Best Friends Again program is a partnership between BioArts and the world's most experienced dog cloning team, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in South Korea.


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