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SCNT - moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another

nuclear transplantation, somatic cell nuclear transfer, somatic cell nuclear transplantation

biological research - scientific research conducted by biologists

biomedical cloning, therapeutic cloning - nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant

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Complement protein C3 knock-out piglets were generated using modification of fetal porcine fibroblasts via nucleofection with CRISPR/ Cas9 coding plasmid followed by SCNT. Out of 300 transferred reconstructed oocytes, 19 alive piglets with C3 knock-out were obtained (24).

An update on the tools for creating transgenic animal models of human diseases--focus on atherosclerosis

Patient specific embryonic stem cells derived from human SCNT blastocysts.

Investigacion cualitativa reproducible: un camino que debemos empezar a recorrer

Historically, primates have been resistant to SCNT because of the way their egg cells are structured.

China Has Cloned Monkeys, Are Humans Next?

We demonstrated that targeted cells could possibly be used as nuclear donors in SCNT and are capable of directing development to at least 90d of pregnancy by second round SCNT.

Human lactoferrin efficiently targeted into caprine beta-lactoglobulin locus with transcription activator-like effector nucleases

Peter Nygard practices and supports all paths to regenerative medicine and is best known for his SCNT work.

Curing aging in our lifetime

The Nottingham flock came about as a result of studies that were striving to improve the efficiency of SCNT.

Dolly the sheep's cloned siblings 'ageing healthily' Four 'siblings' of Dolly the sheep are in good health, raising hopes that the cloning process does not detrimentally affect physical wellbeing. Jack Hardy reports..

In 1997, Dolly the sheep came into this world through a process called Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT).

New Biotechnological Ways to Begin Life

The main histone variation in SCNT is in the methylation of lysine 9 on histone H3 (H3K9) (SANTOS et al., 2003).

Challenges and perspectives to enhance cattle production via in vitro techniques: focus on epigenetics and cell-secreted vesicles/Desafios e perspectivas na producao in vitro de embrioes bovinos: enfoque epigenetico e em vesiculas secretadas por celulas

Position D allows the creation of human embryos specifically for research via both fertilization and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT).

In vitro fertilization and the destruction of embryos

Recent techniques involving induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and human somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) have raised new ethical and legal questions.

A global comparative overview of the legal regulation of stem cell research and therapy: lessons for South Africa