Enucleated non-human primate egg + human somatic nucleus = ?

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Simon - 18 Apr 2006 05:14 GMT

Hi, Everyone!

It appears that the debacle of the Korean stem cell research team began
because of the enourmously large number of human eggs reportedly used
to perform the cloning. Getting human eggs is a real problem. Has
anyone ever tried using enucleated non-human primate egg and somatic
nucleus from human to generate embryonic stem cells (without intention
of reproductive cloning)?

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Bob - 19 Apr 2006 04:45 GMT

>Hi, Everyone!
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>nucleus from human to generate embryonic stem cells (without intention
>of reproductive cloning)?

That would raise a huge ethical issue!

See for example
C Kittredge, A question of chimeras. The Scientist 4/11/05, p 54.
(It's not on your exact point, but close.)

I would also wonder whether any suitable primate eggs are easier to
get. Use of primates for research purposes is coming under great
scrutiny. But it is an interesting and logical approach,
scientifically. I do not know what has been done.

bob

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Enucleated non-human primate egg + human somatic nucleus = ?