Dog That Can Glow in the Dark

Dog That Can Glow in the Dark. South Korean scientists successfully create a dog that can be turned red with cloning techniques. These findings open the way research in humans. Four beagle puppies named Ruppy - Ruby Puppy - have fluorescent protein that can be turned red under ultraviolet light. Even during the daytime their skin and claws also looked pink.



Scientists say the creation of a puppy shows the possibility of transplanting of genes associated with disease in humans for research purposes. "They were the first transgenic dog in the world," said Professor Lee Byeong-Chun who led the team at Seoul National University (SNU).

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There are 224 diseases in dogs that also infect humans, so this research can swap genes in dogs associated with human disease. Six female beagles’ dogs with fluorescent protein genes were born in December 2007. But two of them died.