This is the blog for GW students taking Human Evolutionary Genetics. This site is for posting interesting tidbits on: the patterns and processes of human genetic variation;human origins and migration; molecular adaptations to environment, lifestyle and disease; ancient and forensic DNA analyses; and genealogical reconstructions.

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Monday, February 5, 2018

Macaque Clones Produced Using Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer

Scientists in China claim to have successfully created two cloned macaques. The cloning process was done using somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). The process resulted in 6 pregnancies in 21 surrogates and yielded 2 healthy babies utilizing fetal monkey fibroblasts. Using adult monkey cumulus cells, 22 pregnancies were confirmed in 42 surrogates and 2 short lived babies were produced. The successful clones were named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua. This successful experiment has once again awoken the ethical argument about cloning. Whether you consider cloning to be right or wrong, it seems evident that the technology is not going away anytime soon.

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- Louis Gorgone
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