Therapeutic cloning

Somatic nuclear cell transfer

Remove the nucleus from an ovum 2. Remove the nucleus from a donor somatic cell 3. Inject the nucleus into the enucleated ovum 4. Culture done!
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Whats so special?
Extremely simple No prior knowledge to the reprogramming network is required Elegant

Create totipotent cells easily

Ethically less controversial as theres no loss of embryos (though

theres a creation of one, it could be by-passed) Can generate cells types desired for drug testing/studying

Possible applications
Regenerative medicine
Animal cloning Drug testing Scientific research tools

Problems with Therapeutic Cloning

The stability of the egg with the infused somatic nucleus is poor

Often requires many attempts to create a viable egg

Controversy about destroying an embryo

pros cons with regards to treating disease abortion

Fear to perform reproductive cloning ~ human beings

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