Stem cells are the self-renewing progenitors of several body tissues and are classified
according to their origin and their ability to differentiate. Current research focuses on the …

We have developed a method to produce live somatic clones in the rabbit, one of the
mammalian species considered up to now as difficult to clone. To do so, we have modified …

It is remarkable that mammalian somatic cell nuclei can form whole individuals if they are
transferred to enucleated oocytes. Advancements in nuclear transfer technology can now be …

The present study demonstrated that brief treatment of in vitro-matured porcine oocytes with
demecolcine results in a membrane protrusion that contains a condensed chromosome …

To date, the laboratory mouse is the only mammal in which freeze-dried spermatozoa have
been shown to support full-term development after microinjection into oocytes. Because …

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 …

The epigenetic status of a donor nucleus has an important effect on the developmental
potential of embryos produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). In this study, we …

Durum wheat has the tendency of accumulating more cadmium (Cd), a biotoxic heavy metal,
in seeds than other commonly grown cereals, thus posing a serious food safety/public health …

This study was designed to examine the ability of rabbit metaphase II oocyte cytoplasm to
support the development of interspecies nuclear transfer embryos reconstructed using donor …

The present study in rabbits compared, in the first experiment, the effect of two commonly
used oocyte ages, 13 h and 17 h after ovulation induction treatment, on the technical …