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What’s the special importance of stem cell research involving SCNT?

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What’s the special importance of stem cell research involving SCNT?

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Because stem cells made with the SCNT process will be pluripotent ES cells, they will have the potential to turn into any cell or tissue in the human body. In addition, because SCNT stem cells will be made with the patient’s own DNA, they will match the patient’s genetic makeup. As a result, SCNT stem cells will avoid the need to find a genetically matching donor and the problem of immune system rejection two limitations associated with both donated adult stem cells and ES cells from leftover fertility clinic embryos. This means that SCNT stem cells could provide cures for diseases and injuries that cannot be cured with adult stem cells or with ES cells from leftover fertility clinic embryos.