Scientific and medical aspects of human reproductive cloning / Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2002.
Description
xxi, 272 pages ; 23 cm

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    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-257).
    Contents
    • The Findings That Support a Ban on Human Reproductive Cloning
    • Reducing Confusion Concerning the Use of the Term "Human Cloning"
    • Animal Cloning
    • Human Reproductive Cloning
    • Lessons from Other Assisted Reproductive Technologies Relevant to Human Reproductive Cloning
    • Using Nuclear Transplantation to Produce Embryonic Stem Cells
    • Current Arguments and Counterarguments Regarding Human Reproductive Cloning
    • National Bioethics Advisory Commission
    • Charge to Panel
    • Organization of this Report
    • Cloning: Definitions and Applications
    • What is Meant by Reproductive Cloning of Animals Including Humans?
    • How is Reproductive Cloning Done?
    • Will Clones Look and Behave Exactly the Same?
    • What Are the Purposes of Reproductive Cloning?
    • How Does Reproductive Cloning Differ from Stem Cell Research?
    • Which Mammalian Species Have Been Cloned, and How Efficient Are the Reproductive Cloning Procedures?
    • What Defects Have Been Observed in Cloned Animals?
    • What are Some Possible Reasons for the Defects?
    • Failures in Reprogramming
    • Failures in Genomic Imprinting
    • Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy and Conflict
    • Telomere Shortening
    • Mutations
    • X-Chromosome Inactivation
    • How Does the Science of Animal Reproductive Cloning Apply to the Cloning of Humans?
    • Assisted Reproductive Technology
    • What Is Assisted Reproductive Technology?
    • How Efficient Is In Vitro Fertilization? How Does It Compare in Efficiency with Animal Cloning?
    ISBN
    • 0309076374
    • 9780309076371
    LCCN
    2002001567
    OCLC
    48940401
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