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Cloning
in Focus
Features “Click and Clone” – an interactive cloning
experience. Also addresses common cloning myths and provides an online
quiz to test your cloning savvy. Presented by the University of Utah’s
Genetic Science Learning Center.
Hello Dolly: A WebQuest on Cloning
High school science teacher Keith Nuthall has done an outstanding job
organizing and posting a top flight WebQuest. Challenging students
to make sense of this complex topic.
Includes links to relevant articles, websites, and a timeline.
Human
Cloning and Genetic Modification – the Basic Science You Need
to Know
Consists of information and pictures about the science of cloning including
genes, embryos, stem cells, reproductive and therapeutic cloning, and
more. Presented by the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals.
Human
Genome Project – Cloning Fact Sheet
Provides a solid introduction to cloning including definitions of 3
types: recombinant DNA technology or DNA cloning, (2) reproductive cloning,
and (3) therapeutic cloning. Discusses how these technologies are used
as well as their potential promise and potential risks. From the U.S.
Human Genome Project – a joint effort coordinated by the U.S.
Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.
MedLine
Plus – Cloning
Includes current news articles as well as informational reports from
the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of
Health and the Office of Science Education. Also provides a useful cloning
Glossary of Cloning Terms from the National Academy of Sciences. Presented
by the National Library of Medicine.
Newsfile:Cloning
Information on Dolly, an overview of cloning science, and the future
and ethics of cloning from Time Magazine.
ReligiousTolerance.org
– Ethical aspects of cloning
Includes definitions, how cloning is done, ethical discussions, comments
from individuals and religious and political groups, recent developments,
and links to articles and essays.
The Reproductive Cloning
Network
Provides current and archived news, and links to organizations dealing
with cloning. From The Reproductive Cloning Network, “a neutral
cloning information site.”
Reproductive Cloning:
Recent Developments – 1997 to the Present Time
A timeline of significant events in cloning history. Maintained by religioustolerance.org,
an organization which seeks to disseminate accurate information on religious
topics while defending people’s right to have differing religious and
ethical beliefs.
Special
Report: Cloning and Stem Cells
Articles, links to bioethics sites, a FAQ, and a bioethics forum from
the science and technology magazine New Scientist.
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Americans to Ban Cloning
Presents news, information, commentaries, press releases, and congressional
testimony from the “coalition [that] promotes a global ban on human
cloning for any purpose.” Click on “founding statement” for an overview
on why the group opposes cloning.
Articles on Cloning
Links to articles on the consequences of, attempts to ban, and current
research on cloning. From Euthanasia.com, an organization “committed
to the fundamental belief that the direct killing of another person
is wrong.”
Position
Statement on Cloning
The Position Statement of the Council for Responsible Genetics calling
for a worldwide ban on human cloning.
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Human Cloning Foundation
This nonprofit foundation "promotes education, awareness, and research
about human cloning" and emphasizes the positive aspects of such
technology. Articles and essays describe how cloning is done and support
its use.
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Law
Database
of Global Policies on Human Cloning and Germ-line Engineering
A database of cloning legislation from around the world. Provided by
the Global Lawyers and Physicians, a non-profit organization working
on health and human rights issues.
State
Human Cloning Laws
Summaries of U.S. state laws on cloning. From the National Conference
of State Legislatures.
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September 10, 2008
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