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CLONING
DEFINITION: "1. Growing a colony of genetically identical cells or organisms in vitro. 2. Transplantation of a nucleus from a somatic cell to an ovum, which then develops into an embryo; many embryos can thus be generated by asexual reproduction." (Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th Ed.)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
· Should cloning of humans be permitted?
· What are the potential benefits of cloning?
· What are the potential risks of cloning?
· Is cloning ethical or immoral?
· What are the social and cultural impacts of cloning?
· Will clones really be physically and behaviorally identical?
· If human cloning is allowed, what type of legislation should be enacted to control it?
· Do any laws currently exist which address the subject of cloning?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Cloning; Genetic Engineering; Molecular Cloning
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
Encyclopedia of Civil Liberties in America REF JC 599 .U5 E53 2005 Gale Encyclopedia of Science "Cloning" "Human Cloning" REF G 121 .G37 Encyclopedia of Environment and Society REF HM 856 .E53 2007 McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology REF Q 121 .M3 Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Ethics
REF Q 175.35 .E53 2005
AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:
CQ Researcher “Cloning Debate” 10/22/04
At Issue: Ethics of Genetic Engineering: Human Embryo Experimentation; Cloning (also available in the Opposing Viewpoints Database)
Opposing Viewpoints; Cloning; Genetic Engineering; Ethics; Reproductive Technologies; Computers + Society
Issues & Controversies "Cloning" 9/21/2007
STATISTICS: Gallup Poll REF HN 90 .P8 G35
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
Academic Search Complete Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Text Select Edition
Health and Wellness Resource Center Wilson Science Complete
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
INTERNET SITES:
| American Bioethics Advisory Committee | http://www.all.org/cloning.htm |
| Family Research Council | http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?c=RESEARCH |
| Religious Tolerance | http://www.religioustolerance.org/cloning.htm |
| Bioethics.net | http://bioethics.net/resources/index.php?t=sub_pages&cat=1 |
| Science.bio.org News | http://science.bio.org/cloning.news.html |
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