Interspecies blastocyst complementation enables organ-specific enrichment of xenogenic
pluripotent stem cell (PSC) derivatives. Here, we establish a versatile blastocyst …

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (NT) offers new and exciting opportunities in many areas of
research and biotechnology. However, the field as a whole is still in its infancy, with …

There are continued claims of attempts to clone humans using nuclear transfer, despite the
serious problems that have been encountered in cloning other mammals. It is known that …

Xenografting of testicular tissue into immunodeficient mice is known to be a valuable tool for
facilitating the development of immature germ cells present in mammalian gonads …

The aim of this study was to report from a larger study with pregnancy and delivery results
after transfer of cloned transgenic/non-transgenic Large White or minipig embryos to Large …

Currently, cloning efficiency in pigs is very low. Donor cell type and number of cloned
embryos transferred to an individual surrogate are two major factors that affect the …

Two major drawbacks hamper the advancement of somatic cell nuclear transfer in domestic
animals. The first is a biological problem that has been studied extensively by many …

Successful offspring production after intracytoplasmic injection of freeze-dried sperm has
been reported in laboratory animals but not in domesticated livestock, including pigs. The …

The somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) technique could be used to produce genetically
superior or genetically engineered cloned pigs that have wide application in agriculture and …

Despite its long history, the cloning of animals by nuclear transplantation is going through a"
renaissance" after the birth of Dolly. The amount of work and achievements obtained in the …