Society, Issues, Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Cloning
- Resources, articles and books on the science, research, applications, and public policy of cloning - from the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America.
- Resources, links and scientific information on vertebrate, mammalian and human reproductive cloning.
- Includes news, ethics, politics, investments, media, culture, and discussion forum.
- A review of cloning news concerning science and public policy, three years after the cloning of Dolly. [CNN]
- Offers to clone humans.
- The first patents for cloning have been issued to the researchers who created Dolly the sheep. [BBC News]
- Gives information and debate positions, both for and against.
- A look at cloning technology from all directions. [In English and Japanese]
- Extensive bibliography on cloning law and policy; media coverage and analysis; and details of state, federal and international laws on cloning.
- Scientists in Britain say they have produced the world's first cloned pigs. [CBC Canada]
- Oregon researchers say they have cloned a monkey by splitting an early-stage embryo and implanting the pieces into mother animals. [CNN]
- Multimedia site from Time Magazine highlights the announcement of Dolly, with the look at the procedure, ethics, and future of cloning technology.
- Group of Americans promoting a global, comprehensive ban on human cloning.
- The first pig clones are created, bringing the transplantation of animal organs into humans much closer. [BBC News]
- The issuing of the first patents for cloning have fueled the debate over the "ownership" of important medical technologies. [BBC News]
- Brief overview of cloning in the science fiction literature and how it is portrayed. [Gene Letter]
- Using a new technique, scientists have cloned clones from clones. [Scientific American]
- Describes cloning and how it is possible to save endangered species through cloning.
- An entertaining and informative look at the science behind Dolly, from the Why Files at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
- Human cloning facts, issues, and questions, from World Book.
- A summary of the human cloning issue, and a collection of links to useful web resources, including information from the media, and groups on all sides of the debate.
- Raises questions about social impact if full cloning existed.
- Human tissue could be cloned to help children with leukaemia, a scientist predicts. [BBC News]
- Covers data on human cloning plus news updates, and full text of The Genetic Revolution by Dr. Patrick Dixon.
- Activist organization protecting the right to human cloning.
- Jessica Matthews looks at the realities of cloning after the dust has settled after the Dolly announcement. [Washington Post]
- Describes the process that could be used to clone humans, why some want to clone themselves and the controversy surrounding cloning. Also discusses therapeutic cloning.
- Nuclear transfer--used to clone Dolly--may help scientists develop more potent stem-cell therapies. [Scientific American]
- Coverage by the Washington Post.
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