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Somatic cell nuclear transfer

I Wilmut1, N Beaujean, P A de Sousa

  • 1Roslin Institute, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS, UK. ian.wilmut@bbsrc.ac.uk

Nature
|October 11, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Nuclear transfer cloning from adult somatic cells shows remarkable developmental plasticity. This process can reverse cell differentiation, enabling a nucleus to direct development to term.

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