Stem-cell scandal scientist makes new cloning claim

An ex-colleague of disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk said today he had succeeded in cloning a bitch after last year’s breakthrough of creating the world’s first cloned dog.

An Afghan hound named Bona was born on June 18 using cloning technology, said Lee Byeong-chun, a veterinary professor of Seoul National University. Two more of the same breed were born later, he said. DNA tests showed that the three female dogs were clones, he said.