Among other amazing parts to this story, DNA was recovered from Dylan’s body  and sent to the Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in South Korea two weeks after he died. Previously, the record for recovering cloning material after death was five days.

The first pup, Chance, was born Dec. 26. His brother Shadow was scheduled to be born Dec. 28.

>>Read more about the facility where the puppies were created: Disgraced Scientist Clones Dogs, And Critics Question His Intent