Cloning A Beginner's Guide

Name: Cloning A Beginner's Guide
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ISBN: 9781851685226

ISBN-10: 1851685227

ISBN-13: 9781851685226

Edition: 2007

Authors: Aaron D. Levine

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Should we clone extinct or endangered species? Are we justified in using stem cells to develop cures? When will we clone the first human? Ever since Dolly the sheep, questions like these have rarely been far from the public consciousness, and cloning is now poised to revolutionize medicine, healthcare, and even the food we eat. Aaron Levine offers a masterful introduction to the science and development of cloning, right up to the present-day scandals surrounding attempts to clone humans. Guiding readers around the thorny political and ethical issues raised by such progress, Levine dispels the myths perpetuated by the media and sheds new light on the pros and cons of this fascinating and…

Book details

List price: $14.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 5/24/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements


List of Illustrations



What cloning is and why it matters



A cloning parts list: cells, genes, and embryos



Dolly and her scientific predecessors



Animal cloning in the twenty-first century



Embryonic stem cells and the promise of therapeutic cloning



The ethical debate over human cloning



Cloning science in uncertain times



The future of cloning


Notes


Glossary


Index