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Science 20 March 1970:
Vol. 167. no. 3925, pp. 1626 - 1627
DOI: 10.1126/science.167.3925.1626
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Reassembly of Living Cells from Dissociated Components

K. W. Jeon 1, I. J. Lorch 1, and J. F. Danielli 1

1 Center for Theoretical Biology and School of Pharmacy, State University of New York at Buffalo, Amherst 14226

Combining the techniques of nuclear transplantation and cytoplasmic transfer, dissociated amoeba nuclei, cytoplasm, and membranes were reassembled to form viable amoebae. The techniques of cell reassembly appear to be sufficiently adequate so that any desired combination of cytoplasm, nucleus, and membrane can be assembled into living cells.


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