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Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
Peter MorganSCNT Cloning
What is it?
• Somatic: A somatic cell is any cell with full set of chromosomes. Not sex cell.
• Nuclear: Having to do with the cells nucleus.• Transfer: Moving from place to place.
How does it work?
Has it been used?
• Dolly the sheep• First Mammal cloned• Scotland 1996-97• Lived about 6 years.
Used on humans?No.
• No government funding.• Many religious arguments.• Bioethics.
Cited Sources"Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) (biology and Technology)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 20 May 2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1382860/somatic-cell-nuclear-transfer-SCNT>."WHAT IS CLONING?" What Is Cloning? Web. 23 May 2012. <http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/whatiscloning/>."Human Cloning." Human Cloning. Web. 20 May 2012. <http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/physician-resources/medical-science/genetics-molecular-medicine/related-policy-topics/stem-cell-research/human-cloning.page>.