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Cloning and epigenetic reprogramming in the early mouse embryo

ReferenceBBS/E/B/21976453
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Professor Wolf Reik
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Institution Babraham Institute
DepartmentBabraham Institute Department
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 50,585
StatusCompleted
TypeInstitute Project
Start date 01/11/1999
End date 31/10/2002
Duration36 months

Abstract

The possibility of animal cloning has recently received enormous interest and has generated many ideas of how diseases could be treated by using cloned cells or tissues. However, the efficiency of cloning is still exceedingly low, and the basic mechanisms of how adult cell nuclei are reprogrammed to carry out development anew, are not understood. We are studying the basic mechanisms of reprogramming in the mouse; this will lead to improved efficiency of cloning procedures, with many benefits in stem cell and tissue therapy.

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Committee Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative X - not in an Initiative
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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