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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 Encyclopedia of Science and Religion REF BL 240.3 .E43 2003 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 Premier Expanded Academic ASAP OmniFile Full Text Mega
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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