The history of cloning experiments dates back more than a century, but advances in technology in recent decades have drastically increased 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 also 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, and discusses public opinion about cloning and the legislative and administration actions that have been taken with regard to the practice.
This book 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.
The history of cloning experiments dates back more than a century, but advances in technology in recent decades have drastically increased 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 also 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, and discusses public opinion about cloning and the legislative and administration actions that have been taken with regard to the practice.
This book 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.
• Provides detailed information about plant cloning not generally available in books on cloning written for the general public
• 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 chronology of important events in the history of cloning, and a glossary of key terms used in discussing 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 is even more critical when cloning involves human beings