Return to Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research Cloned Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned human embryonic stem cells are derived from a cloned human embryo created by asexual reproduction. Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is the scientific term for one of the...
Embryos and Cloning
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Return to Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research What is a stem cell? Stem cells serve as a repair system for the body. They have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types, and they can replenish other cells. When a stem cell...
The Science of Human Cloning
Return to Human Cloning Home Page How is a human being cloned? Human beings are cloned through asexual reproduction. Currently, the main process of asexual reproduction used is somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). What is asexual reproduction? Asexual...
Human Cloning
What is Human Cloning? Cloning is a form of asexual reproduction. One method of asexual reproduction is somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), in which the nucleus from a human egg is discarded and a somatic cell (any human cell other than an egg or sperm cell)...