cloning resources on the Web

Government Sites

The President's Council on Bioethics
Website for the 17-member panel charged with advising the President on matters related to biotechnology. The panel is comprised of physicians, scientists, ethicists, theologians, lawyers, and social scientists.

Human Genome Program of the U.S. Department of Energy-Cloning Fact Sheet
A short description of cloning and several useful links.

Publications

"Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry (July 2002) "
A report authored by the President's council on Bioethics.

Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning
Published by the National Academies Press (2002).

Others

Issues Raised by Human Cloning Research
Testimony from the March 28, 2001 U.S House of Representatives subcommittee hearing regarding the technical and ethical issues associated with human cloning.

Bioethics.net
Administered by the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics, this site is a great starting point for all bioethical topics, including cloning.

The Roslin Institute
A scientific instutute in Edinburgh, England, home of Dolly the Sheep.

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