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Cloning - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
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Cloning - A Reference Handbook (Hardcover)
Series: Contemporary World Issues
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This book provides a detailed introduction to the cloning of both
plants and animals and discusses the important social, ethical,
political, technical, and other issues related to the practice. The
history of cloning experiments dates back more than a century, but
advances in technology in recent decades have multiplied the
potential applications of cloning-and expanded the controversies
surrounding these possibilities. Cloning: A Reference Handbook
provides an accessible description of the development of plant and
animal cloning from the early stages of human civilization to the
present day and coherently covers the science and technology
involved. It reviews the essential controversies that have arisen
about cloning-particularly applications involving human DNA-as
researchers have advanced and extended the tools for cloning
organisms. Additionally, the book discusses public opinion about
cloning and the legislative and administration actions that have
been taken with regard to the practice. This single-volume work
provides a broad treatment of the subject, going back further in
history than is the case with most texts, covering plant cloning
and providing a thorough overview of the nature of animal cloning
and related issues. Examples of the topics covered include the
natural "cloning" processes of regeneration in plants and animals;
crucial research breakthroughs on animal cloning by Robert Briggs
and Thomas King, John Gurdon, Gail Martin, James Till and Earnest
McCulloch, and others; and the laws that regulate which types of
cloning are allowed and prohibited in the United States and in
other countries. Offers an informed perspective on cloning and its
potential applications in everyday life and elsewhere Includes
profiles of key individuals and organizations related to the field
of cloning, a Perspectives chapter, a chronology of important
events in the history of cloning, and a glossary of key terms that
strengthen the reader's undersatanding of the topic Supplies the
necessary historical background and context for readers to
understand why cloning of both plants and animals is of great
importance-and why cloning technology is even more critical when it
involves human beings
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