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Americans to Ban Cloning
http://www.cloninginformation.org
Sponsored by a group of concerned Americans and U.S. based organizations that promote a global, comprehensive ban on human cloning.  Contain news, legislation, and commentary on the negative aspects of cloning.

Bioethics.net - Cloning
http://www.bioethics.net/topics.php?catId=4
Produced by the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania, "the Internet's first and largest site on bioethics."  The Web site features a section on cloning with discussion of ethical, legal, and governmental issues.  Many links provided for scientific and ethical issues, government transcripts, and news articles on the subject.  Under section for Ethical Issues, provides many links for Web sites on topic.

Human Genome Project Information - Cloning Fact Sheet
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml|
The Human Genome Project is coordinated by the U.S. Dept. of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.  The projects' goals are to identify all 30,000 genes in human DNA, and address the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that arise from the project.  This Web site section gives an overview of cloning with discussion of some of the ELSI issues.

Learn.Genetics
This site, sponsored by the University of Utah, offers a very complete view of cloning, including facts, history and even interactive exercises.  The information is current and includes links to the latest news in this field.

NewScientist.com : Cloning and Stem Cells
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/
A special report on the "New Scientist" website that looks at the wider issues on cloning: what makes cloning possible?  What would it be like to be an exact copy of your parent?  Is anyone working towards human cloning?  Could cloning be the end of humanity, and the start of something quite different?

Science.gov
http://www.science.gov/
Click on "Biology & Nature", and then type the word cloning into the search box at the top of the screen.  Some of the material is very technical, but you won't find it anywhere else!  You will receive ranked results from federal websites and databases.

Online Databases (Rio Hondo Students only)    top

Gale Virtual Reference Library
Mainly encyclopedic entries that include scientific, social and religious entries on this subject.    

Health Reference Center Academic    
Choose the 'full-text' option to find medical and technical articles on this subject in many journals

Issue & Controversies @ Facts.com
Articles addressing religions, political, medical and ethical issues regarding cloning.

Medline Plus    
This database offers a complete definition, links to organizations, and articles from various sources.

SIRS    
The 'Leading Issues' feature includes cloning and provides numerous entries and graphics

Books     top
The following books can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library.

Reference Books (2nd floor)
Non-circulating:

Biomedical ethics : opposing viewpoints
Call number: Ref R725.5.B55 2003

Cloning (Contemporary issues companion)
Call number: Ref QH442.2.C5647 2006

Cloning : opposing viewpoints
Call number: Ref QH442.2.C5644 2006

Do animals have rights? (At issue) (Opposing viewpoints series)
Call number: Ref HV4708.D56 2005

The ethics of genetic engineering (At issue) (Opposing viewpoints series)
Call number: Ref QH438.7.E842 2005

The ethics of human cloning (At issue) (Opposing viewpoints series)
Call number: Ref QH438.7.E844 2005

Genetic engineering : a reference handbook (Contemporary world issues)
Call number: Ref TP248.6.L4 1999

Genetic engineering : opposing viewpoints
Call number: Ref QH438.7.G413 2004

Human embryo experimentation (At issue) (Opposing viewpoints series)
Call number: Ref QP277.H85 2002

Medical ethics (Current controversies)
Call number: Ref R724.M29273 2000

Reproductive technology (At issue) (Opposing viewpoints series)
Call number: Ref RG133.5.R458 2005

Suggested Subject Headings
For additional titles on this topic at Rio Hondo, click on the following Library of Congress subject headings:

Cloning

Cloning--Moral and ethical aspects

Cloning--Social aspects

Human cloning

Human cloning--Moral and ethical aspects

Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects

WebCat     top
Use the box below to search for additional resources in Rio Hondo College Library.

Media     top
The following media can be located in the Rio Hondo College Library, to be viewed in the Library.

Brave new world
Call number: Video 00496
This five-part series probes fundamental changes taking place in the world today, involving such fields as computer technology, neurobiology and genetic engineering.   Volume 4 discusses cloning of humans and animals, and the ethical questions involved.

The gene
Call number: DVD 0022
Part one of the gene dramatizes the history of genetic research from Gregor Mendel to modern recombinant DNA.  Part two outlines the basic picture scientists have today of what a gene is and how it operates within living cells.  Includes material on genetic engineering and cloning.

Articles   top
The Rio Hondo College Library provides online access to full-text articles through our online databases.  Please note:  you must be a Rio Hondo College student, faculty, staff or board member to use these services.

The sample searches and articles below are from the ProQuest database.  If you are viewing this subject guide from an on-campus computer, simply click on the links below.   To gain access if you are at home or off-campus, first click here: https://rioweb.riohondo.edu/library/.  Input your student ID number and password [your birthdate].  You will see a list of  all the online databases to which you have access.  Click on ProQuest and enter the database.  You may conduct your own searches at this point or come back to this subject guide and click on any of the links below:

(SUB(cloning) )  (from peer-reviewed journals only)
(SUB(cloning) and SUB(ethics) )
(SUB(cloning) and SUB(animals) )
(SUB(cloning) and opponents or anti)
(NAME(Antinori Severino))
(SUB(cloning) and international )
(SUB(genetic engineering)

Researched and evaluated by:
P. Manaka, Librarian 3/2001
last update:  E. Ball, Librarian 10/2007

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