Examines the history, current developments, future, and ethical ramifications of cloning, recombinant DNA, and gene therapy.
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Grade 7-10-Cohen delivers a well-balanced examination of the social concerns surrounding cloning, providing enough scientific background to help readers understand the issues. After exploring the history of this area of scientific research, the author moves on to the recent cloning of a sheep named Dolly. Although she was cloned for livestock breeding purposes, this breakthrough raised concerns about applying the technology to humans. One chapter discusses how cloning, and the public's fascination with it, is well represented in popular culture in films and books, while another deals with the possibility of dinosaur replication that was the basis of the movie Jurassic Park. The book concludes with a substantial section on genetic engineering. Using many supporting quotes from newspapers and magazines, Cohen succeeds in covering the ethical questions and social ramifications surrounding this issue. A few black-and-white photos are included, but they add little to the text.
Carol Fazioli, The Brearley School, New York City, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Carol Fazioli, The Brearley School, New York City, NY
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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This book really helped me learn about cloning, and especially animal cloning. I found losts of reseach from Daniel Cohen's book. If you need a good reseach book or just one to have fun reading, Cloning is a great book. I'll always remember my favorite line out of this book: Animals Are Not Test Tubes With Tales.
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Cloning! The idea seems to possess as much explosive potential at the end of the century as the idea of the atomic bomb had in the middle of the century. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Jurassic Park, Mary Shelley, Roslin Institute, United States, Ian Wilmut, Albert Einstein, Michael Jordan, The New York Times, Advanced Cell Technology, Professor Antinori, James Watson, Steen Willadsen, David Rorvik, Lee Silver, Michael Crichton New!
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cloning controversy, cloning research, cloning debate, human clone, human cloning, reproductive cloning, adult cells, cloning experiments Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Brave New World by Aldous Huxley on 4 pages
- Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton on 4 pages
- The Double Helix by James D. Watson on page 39, page 91, and Back Matter
- The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA by James D. Watson on page 39, page 91, and Back Matter
- The Lost World by Michael Crichton on page 74, and Back Matter
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