Recently, research and development in genetics and cloning has received increasing attention, with the first successful cloning of a dog, Snuppy (in 2005), and the cloning of two females of an endangered species of wolves by the Seoul National University in 2007.
For nylig har forskning og udvikling inden for genetik og kloning fået øget opmærksomhed med den første succesfulde kloning af en hund, Snuppy (i 2005) og kloning af to hunner af truede arter af ulve ved Seoul National University i 2007.