WASHINGTON, July 1, 2008 (AFP) - A dog that sniffed out survivors from under the rubble of New York's World Trade Center after the 2001 terror strikes is to be cloned, the California-based firm conducting the procedure said.

TOKYO, April 2, 2008 (AFP) - Japan will study whether to allow meat and dairy products from cloned animals to be served at homes and restaurants, the government said Wednesday.

MADRID, Feb 22, 2008 (AFP) - A rancher in Spain plans to have his most prized bull cloned by a US firm in what will be a first in the history of Spanish bullfighting, El Pais reported Friday.

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb 15, 2008 (AFP) - Food produced from cloned animals will not be commercially available for a long time due to costs that are expected to remain sky-high, experts said.

WASHINGTON, Jan 17, 2008 (AFP) - A California company announced Thursday that it has created cloned human embyos from adult skin cells, a breakthrough which could ultimately lead to the development of cures for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, and other untreatable ailments.

WASHINGTON, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - The US food safety authority on Tuesday approved meat and milk from cloned animals, clearing the way for them one day to appear on store shelves despite opposition on ethical and health grounds.

WASHINGTON, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - The US food health authority Tuesday approved the sale of meat and milk from cloned livestock, declaring the controversial products as safe to eat as those from normal animals.

WASHINGTON, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - The federal US Food and Drug Administration Tuesday announced it had approved the sale of meat and milk from cloned animals, declaring the controversial products safe to eat.

WASHINGTON, Jan 15, 2008 (AFP) - The US food health authority Tuesday was set to authorize the sale of meat and milk from cloned livestock, declaring the controversial products as safe to eat as ones from regular animals.

WASHINGTON, Dec 19, 2007 (AFP) - US biotechnology firms launched Wednesday a program to track cloned cattle and pigs in anticipation of the possible end of a moratorium on meat and milk from cloned livestock.