The announcement that a team of British scientists had successfully cloned an adult sheep has touched off a new wave of discussion over the ethical implications of such a feat. [CNN]
Student project introducing the science, compares artificial and natural methods, and presents for and against arguments.
Short introduction to the results of banning cloning, with links to other opinion sites, and bills. [Reason Magazine]
Article by Christopher Mario, with a background on the issue and the controversy, and interviews with experts. [Princeton Info]
It may be unnatural, but encouraging genetic choice in humans is not bad. (It's also inevitable.) Says Oliver Morton. [Wired Magazine]
Conducted by the Church of Scotland, the SRT project is an interdisciplinary working group of experts (including Ian Wilmut), covering both human and non-human animal cloning.
Twins are feared in many cultures, and sometimes one is killed at birth, does this affect peoples perception of cloning? [Gene Letter]
Paper by Arthur Derse, MD, JD on the ethics of reproductive human cloning
Pro-life perspective on human cloning by Wesley J. Smith from National Review Online
Rosa Beddington, UK National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Mill Hill Essays.
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