Cloning / Nancy Harris, book editor.
| Other author | Harris, Nancy, 1952- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Detroit : Thomson Gale, ©2005. |
| Description | 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Exploring science and medical discoveries Exploring science and medical discoveries. ^A607514 |
| Contents | Cloning in the world of plants / Doris M. Stone -- Short history of cloning / Steven L. Baird -- From science fiction to reality / Lee M. Silver -- Creation of Dolly / Michael Specter, Gina Kolata -- Dolly's significance : propelling humanity into a new age / Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell, Colin Tudge -- Doubts about Dolly / Caroline Daniel -- Dolly is euthanized / Justin Gillis -- Should humans be cloned? A symposium / Gregory E. Pence, Michael A. Goldman -- Pros and cons of regulating cloning technologies / Gregory Stock, Francis Fukuyama. |
| Contents | Therapeutic cloning should be supported / Jerome Groopman -- Therapeutic cloning should not be supported / President's Council on Bioethics -- Reproductive cloning is beneficial / Panayiotis Zavos -- Dangers of reproductive cloning / President's Council on Bioethics -- Animals should be used in cloning research / Lester M. Crawford -- Animals suffer when used in cloning research / Michael W. Fox -- Future of cloning research in the United States / Robert A. Weinberg -- Claim that humans have been cloned threatens to derail cloning research / Nancy Gibbs. |
| Contents | After Dolly : problems with cloning animals / Elizabeth Pennisi, Gretchen Vogel -- Handmade cloning : a new technique / Sylvia Pagán Westphal -- Failure to clone monkeys throws doubts on human cloning / Gretchen Vogel -- Cloning endangered species / Tamara Levine. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2003056829 |
| ISBN | 0737719656 (lib. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0737719664 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Stock number | 1233859 QBI |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 660.6 C622 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |