▁his ▁or ▁her ▁som atic ▁cells , ▁the ▁stem ▁cells ▁resulting ▁from ▁SC NT ▁would ▁have ▁gen es ▁that ▁contribute ▁to ▁Park inson ' s ▁disease . ▁The ▁disease ▁specific ▁stem ▁cell ▁lines ▁could ▁then ▁be ▁studied ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁better ▁understand ▁the ▁condition . ▁ ▁Another ▁application ▁of ▁SC NT ▁stem ▁cell ▁research ▁is ▁using ▁the ▁patient ▁specific ▁stem ▁cell ▁lines ▁to ▁generate ▁t issues ▁or ▁even ▁org ans ▁for ▁trans plant ▁into ▁the ▁specific ▁patient . ▁The ▁resulting ▁cells ▁would ▁be ▁gen et ically ▁identical ▁to ▁the ▁som atic ▁cell ▁don or , ▁thus ▁avoid ing ▁any ▁comp lications ▁from ▁imm une ▁system ▁re jection . ▁ ▁Only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁the ▁l abs ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁are ▁currently ▁using ▁SC NT ▁techniques ▁in ▁human ▁stem ▁cell ▁research . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁scient ists ▁at ▁the ▁Harvard ▁St em ▁Cell ▁Institute , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Health ▁& ▁Science ▁University , ▁St em agen ▁( La ▁J ol la , ▁CA ) ▁and ▁possibly ▁Advanced ▁Cell ▁Technology ▁are ▁currently ▁research ing ▁a ▁technique ▁to ▁use ▁som atic ▁cell ▁nuclear ▁transfer ▁to ▁produce ▁emb ry onic ▁stem ▁cells . ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁the ▁Human ▁F ert il isation ▁and ▁Emb ry ology ▁Author ity ▁has ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁research ▁groups ▁at ▁the ▁Ros lin ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁New castle ▁Centre ▁for ▁Life . ▁SC NT ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁a