▁som atic ▁cell ▁nuclear ▁transfer ▁( SC NT ) ▁is ▁a ▁labor atory ▁strategy ▁for ▁creating ▁a ▁vi able ▁emb ry o ▁from ▁a ▁body ▁cell ▁and ▁an ▁egg ▁cell . ▁The ▁technique ▁consists ▁of ▁taking ▁an ▁en uc le ated ▁o ocy te ▁( eg g ▁cell ) ▁and ▁impl ant ing ▁a ▁don or ▁nucle us ▁from ▁a ▁som atic ▁( body ) ▁cell . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁both ▁th era pe ut ic ▁and ▁re product ive ▁cl oning . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Dol ly ▁the ▁sheep ▁became ▁famous ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁successful ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁re product ive ▁cl oning ▁of ▁a ▁m amm al . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁scient ists ▁in ▁Shang hai ▁announced ▁the ▁successful ▁cl oning ▁of ▁two ▁female ▁c rab - e ating ▁mac a ques ▁( named ▁Zh ong ▁Zh ong ▁and ▁H ua ▁H ua ) ▁from ▁f etal ▁nuc lei . ▁ ▁" Th era pe ut ic ▁cl oning " ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁potential ▁use ▁of ▁SC NT ▁in ▁reg ener ative ▁medicine ; ▁this ▁approach ▁has ▁been ▁champion ed ▁as ▁an ▁answer ▁to ▁the ▁many ▁issues ▁concerning ▁emb ry onic ▁stem ▁cells ▁( ES C s ) ▁and ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁vi able ▁emb ry os ▁for ▁medical ▁use , ▁though ▁questions ▁remain ▁on ▁how ▁hom olog ous ▁the ▁two ▁cell ▁types ▁truly ▁are . ▁ ▁Introduction ▁Som atic ▁cell ▁nuclear ▁transfer ▁is ▁a ▁technique ▁for