LibGuides: VCE Biology Unit 2: Human Cloning

Possible Search Terms

human cloning - ethics/debate
reproductive human cloning
therapeutic human cloning
inheritable genome modification

Google Scholar search results for the terms "reproductive human cloning" - only accessible via the SLV's databases (copy & paste the title into the eResources search window).

The Human Genome Project: Discovering the human blueprint
An article explaining the Human Genome Project from the Australian Academy of Science's online magazine, "Nova".
Genetic Science Learning Centre: cloning
Learn the basics of cloning and and cloning technology and how it's done.
Fact sheets: Cloning
Fact sheet published by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) about cloning.
The global governance of human cloning: the case of UNESCO
A paper by A. Langlois examining the human cloning debate at UNESCO from 2008 onwards.

Cloning
Fact sheets on cloning from the US National Human Genome Research Institute.
DNA Learning Centre
Links to cloning
ABC Science: Cloning around with stem cells
National Geographic: Cloning extinct animals
Where are the human clones?
Wired UK looks at the future of cloning and cloning technology.
The implications of human cloning
A paper by S. Myers from the University of Georgia presented at the UNG 22nd Annual Research Conference [2016] in which is discussed the pros and cons of human cloning from public and scientific perspectives.

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Primer on ethics and cloning
Before cloning is considered permissible medicine for human infertility, society needs to resolve many questions, including:
* Is cloning unnatural self-engineering?
* Will failures, such as deformed offspring, be acceptable?
* Will cloning lead to designer babies who are denied an open future?
* Who is socially responsible for cloned humans?
* Do clones have rights and legal protection?
Ethical ramifications of human cloning
A paper presented by D. Hernandez at UNG 22nd Annual Research Conference [2016], asking the question "Although cloning a human would be claimed a revolutionary breakthrough contributing to science and progress, what cost would really be being paid?"