jan 1, 2007 - Primate Embryonic Stem Cells Created by Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

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Shoukhrat Mitalipov and other scientists took cells from an adult monkey and fused it with an egg cell. It was allowed to develop, then put in a dish.

Researchers had tried for years to show that nuclear transfer in a primate was possible and it opened the door of human cloning. They want to create individual-specific stem cells to treat/study diseases.

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