Cloning : a reference handbook /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Santa Barbara, California :
ABC-CLIO, LLC,
[2015]
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| Series: | Contemporary world issues.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Background and History; Cloning in Nature; Cloning in Horticulture: Field Methods; Plant Tissue Cell Cultures; Animal Cloning; Onward and Upward; A Timeline of Cloned Species; 1963; 1986; 1996; Post-Dolly; Another Approach to Cloning; Conclusion; References; 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions; Developments in Stem Cell Research; Advantages of Plant Cloning; Inefficiency of Natural Reproduction; Efficiency of Cloning; Perpetuation of a Type of Plant; Elimination of Viruses and Other Plant Defects; Better Commercial Products
- Disadvantages of Plant CloningSome Applications of Cloning Procedures; Reproductive Cloning (Nonhuman); Pet Cloning; Cloning of Endangered Species; Cloning of Extinct Species; Human Reproductive Cloning; Therapeutic Cloning; Cloning Laws and Legislation; State Laws; International Policies; Conclusion; References; 3 Perspectives; Introduction; Should We Clone Dinosaurs?: Sandy Becker; Should Breed Registries Accept Clones?: Ryan Bell; Cloning Can Turn Yeast into a Painkiller Factory: Maria Costanzo; Cloning for Liver Transplantation: Gina Hagler
- Extinct Species Should Not Be Resurrected: Phill JonesAnimal Cloning: Yoo Jung Kim; Cloning for Species Salvation: Why Not?: Pasqualino Loi and Grazyna Ptak; Animal Welfare Concerns about Cloning: Crystal Miller-Spiegel; Can Cloning Save the Honeybee?: Jeremy Summers; 4 Profiles; Introduction; Alliance for Regenerative Medicine; American Anti-Vivisection Society; Americans for Cures Foundation; The Americans to Ban Cloning Coalition; Biotechnology Industry Organization; Brigitte Boisselier (1956-); Robert W. Briggs (1911-1983); The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
- Center for Food SafetyCompassion in World Farming; Council for Responsible Genetics; Diana DeGette (1957-); Jay Dickey (1939-); Hans Driesch (1867-1941); Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa); Martin Evans (1941-); John D. Gearhart; The Genetics Policy Institute; John Gurdon (1933-); Gottlieb Haberlandt (1854-1945); Hwang Woo-suk (1953-); Thomas J. King Jr. (1921-2000); The Long Now Foundation; Hans Spemann (1869-1941); James Thomson (1958-); Dizhou Tong (1902-1979); U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Ian Wilmut (1944-); Shinya Yamanaka (1962-); 5 Data and Documents
- IntroductionData; Table 5.1 National Institutes of Health Stem Cell Research Funding, FY 2002-2013, in millions of dollars; Table 5.2 Funding for Stem Cell Research, State of California, as of December 2012; Table 5.3 Characteristics of Food Products from Cloned and Noncloned Farm Animals; Documents; Dickey Amendment (Public Law 104-99; 1996); European Union Resolution on Human Cloning (1998); Issues Raised by Human Cloning Research (2001); Benefits of Human Reproductive Cloning (2002); Therapeutic versus Reproductive Cloning (2002)