Human Cloning
Scope
A clone is an organism whose genetic makeup is exactly the same as another organism. This guide will help the user locate resources that deal with the subject of human cloning.
Overview
The following resources will provide the user with general background information on this topic.
AccessScience
Available online.
Sample searches:
biotechnology
cloning
human cloning
Encyclopedia of Genetics
WB Reference Collection: QH 427 .E53 1999
Refer to “Cloning” and “Cloning Ethical Issues” volume 1, pp 109-116 and pp 116-118.
The Concise Encyclopedia of the Ethics of New Technologies
WB Reference Collection: QH 332 .C66 2001
Refer to “Cloning” pp 51-64.
Books , e-books and audiovisual resources
Use the MPTC Catalog to find books, e-books, and videos on this subject.
Sample keyword searches:
cloning
genetic engineering
human cloning
bioethics
Periodical Articles
Use the following databases to find articles on this topic.
EBSCO
Contains a variety of databases covering medical topics.
Health Reference Center- Academic
Information from a variety of health related publications.
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center
Contains viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.
Facts on File
The “Issues and Controversies” and “Today’s Science” sections contain much useful information on this topic.
NewsBank
This database includes news from the United States and around the globe.
Websites
How Cloning Works
A brief and easy to understand description of cloning from the folks at “Howstuffworks.com”.
TIME Newsfile: Cloning
A collection of news articles that have run in TIME magazine can be found at this site.
Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry
This is an online version of the report from The President's Council on Bioethics..
Human Cloning Foundation
This is the “Official Site in Support of Human Cloning”.
National Right to Life
Web site of a group opposed to the cloning of human beings, abortion, and euthanasia.
Updated 9/2009
