Cloning and C Guide - Resources and Review

Special report from New Scientist online magazine on cloning and stem cell technology. Features a cloning FAQ and questions about clone lifespans. A list of articles from various editions is provided covering such topics as cloning bans, stem cell rules, cloning deaths, ethical objections, cloning pregnancy, and designer animals. Editorial articles are also available.
 
Presents early scientific attempts at cloning and describes breakthroughs since 1996, mainly focusing on Dolly the sheep. Some practical medical, agricultural, and industrial uses of the procedure are discussed, and ethical concerns of cloning humans, such as the possibility of abnormal development, psychological impact on offspring, and the effects on family life and parenting, are outlined.
 
Extensive set of annotated links to current literature in ethics broken down by topic, covering moral theory, relativism, pluralism, religion, egoism, utilitarianism, deontology, duty, human rights, anti
theory, gender, race, multiculturalism, virtue, abortion, cloning, euthanasia, punishment, death penalty, ethnicity, sexism, sexual orientation, poverty, welfare, world hunger, animal rights, and environmental ethics. Types of resource include court decisions, statistical reports, books, monographs and articles.
 
A monthly international journal covering all aspects of human and medical genetics, including gene cloning, linkage, complex diseases and mutagenesis, developmental and evolutionary genetics, genetic aspects of tumorigenesis, gene therapy, human behavioural genetics, modifier genes and other genes affecting genotype/phenotype relationships.
 
Official information from the body created by President George W Bush in 2001 to advise on ethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology. Features transcripts of Council meetings, staff working papers, and a full report on human cloning published in July 2002.
 
A manual, written in a protocol format, compiling many of the everyday methods used in the average molecular biology laboratory, with emphasis on the techniques for large scale DNA sequencing protocols and DNA sequencing automation techniques.
 
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