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First primate cloned via nuclear transfer
- ingenium 19y agoThis is huge step forward in human therapeutic cloning. However it's still incredibly inefficient and could lead to the stem cells having a higher probability of becoming cancerous. Nuclear transfer doesn't usually work in mammals because the DNA from the male and female differ, unlike in other animals. For the clone to be successful, the DNA needs to be rapidly "reprogrammed" by the egg (ie the methylation patterns changed) which could lead to genes being misexpressed and causing uncontrolled proliferation.
- mattmaroon 19y agoYes! I'm one step closer to having my very own Christina Ricci.