Cloning : a beginner's guide / Aaron D. Levine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levine, Aaron D.

Series:

Oneworld beginners' guides

Beginners guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cloning--Moral and ethical aspects.

Cloning.

Physical Description:

x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oneworld, 2007.

Summary:

Should we clone extinct or endangered species? Are we justified in using human stem cells from embryos 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. In Cloning: A Beginner's Guide, Aaron D. Levine explains 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 controversial topic.

Contents:

1 What cloning is and why it matters 1

2 A cloning parts list: cells, genes, and embryos 10

3 Dolly and her scientific predecessors 38

4 Animal cloning in the twenty-first century 66

5 Embryonic stem cells and the promise of therapeutic cloning 90

6 The ethical debate over human cloning 113

7 Cloning science in uncertain times 136

8 The future of cloning 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781851685226

1851685227

OCLC:

77797414