Six cloned male golden Labradors named Toppy look set to be sniffing suitcases for the Korean Customs Service. The cloning method was developed by a team at Seoul National University led by Lee Byeong-chun, former lieutenant of disgraced scientist Woo-Suk Hwang, who was found to have fabricated research. Their father was chosen due to his exceptional drug sniffing abilities and good temperament. While still a ways off from sniffing out contraband, the six Toppies have already passed the first of round of genetic and behavioral testing and look set to continue the family tradition. As long as they can keep their noses out of passengers' crotches, they should be fine. [Chosun via Far East Gizmos and The Niche]
Six Cloned Labradors Enter the Korean Customs Service
8:55 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Chris Magor
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Holy Flurking Shnit!
"Your pet doesn't want to break your heart and now he doesn't have to"
-RePet
@electrikecho: LOL,reminds me of the Simpson's, snowball I, snowball II.
And in fifty years after cloning becomes common practice (even if it's just for animals) a single virus wiped out 40% of the population... damn too bad we couldn't get the natural mutations to occur.
@Rususeruru: Well there is always, RE-CLONING!! Just make like 50 clones of everyone and then start from there. LOL
@--Tito--: a.k.a. Snowball V ;)
Look at the problem with bananas, they are all cloned.
mmmmm....cloned dog....yuummmm
I would hate to be the dog that fails any of those tests and go from sniffer to dinner.
@tomaartist: Pour some chili on top of them and stick 'em in a bun and you sir will have a meal!
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Sorry for the double post... :(
I don't remember being cloned!?!?
@tomaartist: @nospamsam:
The stereotype of Koreans eating dogs is pretty much gone now. Majority of the Korean population have not eaten dog meat, and it's pretty rare to see dogmeat being served...you assholes.
@Rususeruru:
Natural mutations are more likely to be bad than good. Cancer for example.
@JesusBuddhist:
i knew i would get a rise from that comment.
Hey JesusBuddhist aka Mr. Know-it-all. Read this: [www.news.com.au]
"Dogs are consumed in their millions in this country every year. That's a fact. We have to take care of this situation,'' said Lee Hae-Woo, head of the city government's department of food safety.
"We play God so you don't have to."
- Seoul National University
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So what is this, another Korean lie saying they have cloned? Didn't the last animal they say they cloned turn out to be just a naturally born animal. LOL I dont think Korea has the resources to clone, I've been to South Korea, not a very wealthy country. #2 If Korea does have the money to clone then imagine what the hell the Unites States is cloning because they have infinitely more money, resources, and technology. If these pups are clones then I have no doubt that the US has already clones a full human being which if functioning within normal parameters. Koreans cloning….you make me laugh.
@Daimyo Nintendo: Yes, because the U.S. is #1 at everything.. I mean look at their awesome healthcare system.
MY GOD! They all look exactly like....like, yellow labs!
I love dogs! They're delicious.
Woo-Suk Hwang? HAHAHAHAHAHAA
OK, I'm done...
The last time I checked, Dogs are made out of meat.
OK, I'M done...
Wait, so they finally found the solution to the animal overpopulation. Cloning!
@Daimyo Nintendo
"not a wealthy country?"
You're an idiot.
"The economy of South Korea is developed and one of the three largest in Asia and the 12th largest in the world, in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2007. In the aftermath of the Korean War, South Korea grew from being one of the world's poorest countries to one of the richest. From the mid to late twentieth century, it has enjoyed one of the fastest rates of exponential economic growth in modern world history. The nation's GDP per capita has grown from only $100 in 1963 to a record-breaking $10,000 in 1995 in less than 40 years to a fully developed $25,000 in 2007. This phenomenon has been referred to as the "Miracle on the Han River". This "Miracle" is continuing to this date and South Korea is still one of the fastest developing developed countries, with an average GDP growth of 5% per year - the most recent analysis report by Goldman Sachs in 2007 shows that South Korea will become the world's 3rd richest country by 2025 with a GDP per capita of $52,000[1] and 25 years later, is to surpass all countries in the world except the United States to become the world's 2nd richest country, with a GDP per capita of $81,000."
@Noobs-R-Us: last time I checked, humans were "made" of meat too, your point being...?
@Kimistry:Touché.
What's wrong with consuming dogs?
@Daimyo Nintendo:
you are not just an idiot, but also a douchebag.
you are either japanese or american. 'nuff said.
@jackfrost132: Yah... america is #1 there too... good work. Now if your point was that we don't have socialized medicine then you are correct, we are not number 1 in giving handouts, and I personally hope it stays that way. As it stands right now, you will receive care if you walk into a hospital.
According to my Taiwanese friend, dogs with darker fur have higher quality meat. Black is best, brown is fine, and white dogs taste horrible. Guess these are only good for sniffing packages.
@djdare:
you will receive healthcare if you walk into a US hospital, but then will get slammed with a real hefty bill later. I bet you dont have any first hand experience of 'walking into a hospital'.
By the way, if you know anything about technology and 'gizmos' you'd know that the US is lagging far behind even most developing nations.
Between all of this Korea vs. US vs. Japan fighting going on in here, has anybody stopped to see the bigger picture ...there are not 6 cloned dogs in here, there are 7 ...OMG the bastards are multiplying !!! At this rate, pretty soon the world will be overrun by self-replicating cloned labradors from Korea leaving a trail of destruction in their wake ...I say run, RUN !!! from their trail of lovable, sloppy destruction !!! Grab your women and children and run away before it's too late ...It is already too late for our Korean friends to escape this calamity, but I pray for the rest of our world :-)
When cloned dogs sniff each other's asses, do they think they're smelling themselves?
Kind of blurs the lines between incest and masturbation.
@djdare: Although it still takes hours to get care in an emergency room nowadays, at least its better than a month.
fine fine, i'll do it:
Woo-Suk Hwang you ask?
Kotaku-Suk Hwang
Good for the eating.
@madog: I am annoyed at myself for laughing out loud at your most amusing comment.
@djdare: Yeah, sure I'll receive medical attention, assuming I'm dying, other than that it's where's the money at. I'm sorry if you fear socialized healthcare, because obviously little sally sue who is going to college and supporting her 2 children doesn't deserve the same health care as little jamie sue who was born silver spoon in hand and drives around in her escalade throwing said spoon in the faces of the poor.
Does this mean the original Toppy, now famous for his exceptional smelling abilities, will go start a rogue nation where drug sniffing dogs can find their place in life for eternity, only to be stopped twice and eventually assassinated by his unknowing clone Solid Toppy? Then a second clone, Liquid Toppy, now in charge of the special drug-sniffing unit takes control of a top-secret facility and holds the government ransom for his genetic father's remains so as to correct the genetic defects in his soldiers. In response, the government would send in Solid Toppy to assassinate him and spread a secret virus throughout the facility...
Or, they could just be cloned dogs... >_>
@Daimyo Nintendo: What's your problem? You have something agaist South Korea? As Kimistry wrote above, the South Korean economy is fine. Just because they're making some advances in cloning that the US doesn't have a strong "competition" for doesn't mean you have to get your pants in a bunch.
@Kimistry:
Wow that analysis must be out of date because the United States isn't the world's richest country per capita =(
Not even close lol.
"Their father was chosen due to his exceptional drug sniffing abilities and good temperament."
Just like Spinal Tap's drummer.
1) Koreans dont eat dog.
2) IMO, their food is better then ours.
3) In case you disagree with #2, they have all our favorite restruants in Korea too. Yes even hooters.
I don't have a problem with people cloning pets or even in this case working animals. I just am scared to think of what those secret government projects around the world are doing with humans...
@Bladefist: um, yes, yes they do eat dog actually
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