The effectiveness of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) in mammals seems to be still
characterized by the disappointingly low rates of cloned embryos, fetuses, and progeny …

Buffaloes are raised by small farm holders primarily as source of draft power owing to its
resistance to hot climate, disease, and stress conditions. Over the years, transformation of …

Thus far, nearly 25 mammalian species have been cloned by intra-or interspecies somatic
cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Among them, non-transgenic and transgenic representatives of …

Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is a major source of milk, meat, and draught power in many
developing countries in Asia. Animal cloning holds a lot of potential for fast multiplication of …

The first birth of a cloned animal produced through the Handmade cloning (HMC) technique
was reported more than 15 years ago in cattle. This method of somatic cell nuclear transfer …

Buffalo is an important farm animal species in South and South-east Asian countries.
Cryopreservation allows long-term storage of somatic cells, which can be made available to …

Biobanks of cryopreserved gametes and embryos of domestic animals have been utilized to
spread desired genotypes and to conserve the animal germplasm of endangered breeds. In …

Cloning animals by nuclear transfer provides the opportunity to preserve endangered
mammalian species. However, there are risks associated with the collection of donor cells …

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) holds vast potential in agriculture. However, its
applications are still limited by its low efficiency. Histone 3 lysine 9 trimethylation (H3K9me3) …

Contents Incomplete or aberrant reprogramming of nuclear genome is one of the major
problems in somatic cell nuclear transfer. In this study, we studied the effect of histone …