Cloning: Weblinks
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Due to the huge public and professional interest in the latest developments in cloning there are many websites and many books available on the subject. A large proportion of these are concerned with human cloning and in particular, the ethics of human cloning, should it ever happen. You won’t have to look far for these - so what’s listed below are resources which primarily focus on the practical and scientific aspects of the technology.
WEBSITES
... for a comprehensive introduction - and some great FAQs:
New Scientist - Cloning Report: Everything you always wanted to know...
The Australian Academy of Science: The Mammal Copiers - Advances in Cloning
... and to keep tabs on the Roslin Institute, where Dolly and other mammalian clones have been created, this site includes an archive of their press releases and explanation of the technology involved:
The Roslin Institute Online
... and if you want to know more about xenotransplantation - the use of animal organs for transplants:
The United Kingdom Xenotransplantation Interim Regulatory Authority
... and finally, if you’re interested in genetics generally, here’s a site which hosts links to just about every genetic subject going:
Genetics: Virtual Library
BOOKS
... for the inside story on the cloning of Dolly:
The Second Creation
- Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell, Colin Tudge.
Published by Headline Books
... for a general introduction to the science of cloning:
The ABCs of Gene Cloning
- D.W.S. Wong
Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers
AND IF YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ...
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Content last updated: 07/03/2005
