Cloning
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Cloning describes the processes used to create an exact genetic replica of another cell, tissue or organism. The copied material, which has the same genetic makeup as the original, is referred to as a clone. The most famous clone was a Scottish sheep named Dolly.
There are three different types of cloning:
- Gene cloning, which creates copies of genes or segments of DNA
- Reproductive cloning, which creates copies of whole animals
- Therapeutic cloning, which creates embryonic stem cells. Researchers hope to use these cells to grow healthy tissue to replace injured or diseased tissues in the human body.
NIH: National Human Genome Research Institute
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Cloning - TIME
time.com — “Scientists say they've nearly completed sequencing a woolly mammoth's DNA. Are we closer to making Jurassic Park a reality?” View full resource at time.com
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Human cytomegalovirus cloned
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Plants cloned as seeds
labspaces.net — “Plants have for the first time been cloned as seeds. The research by aUC Davis plant scientists and their international collaborators, published Feb. 18 in the journal Science, is a major step towards making hybrid crop plants that can retain favorable traits from generation to generation.” View full resource at labspaces.net
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Differing Consumer Views On Cloned Products
medicalnewstoday.com — “Not all consumers share the same attitudes toward animal cloning, but the latest research from Sean Fox, Kansas State University professor of agricultural economics, shows that Americans may be mo” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Human Cloning and Single Parenting | Olympus
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China Is Cloning This Entire European City
gizmodo.com — “Not happy with cloning watches, iPods, trains and even combat airplanes, the Chinese are now cloning an entire European city. And not any city, but the mountain town of Hallstatt, Austria, a UNESCO World Heritage site.” View full resource at gizmodo.com
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Scientists clone 'survivor' elm trees
eurekalert.org — “Scientists at the University of Guelph have found a way to successfully clone American elm trees that have survived repeated epidemics of their biggest killer -- Dutch elm disease. The breakthrough, published today in the Canadian Journal of Forest Research, is the first known use of in vitro culture technology to clone buds of mature American elm trees.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
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Scientists clone 'survivor' elm trees
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Welsh scientists 'clone' human virus
physorg.com — “A team of Welsh scientists have successfully cloned a human virus offering new hope for the treatment of potentially life-threatening diseases.” View full resource at physorg.com
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Scientists clone 'survivor' elm trees
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FSA: Cloned meat is safe, hypothetically ...
foodmanufacture.co.uk — “Meat and milk derived from cloned cattle and their offspring is one step closer to being on sale in the UK after scientists agreed that it was --unlikely to present a food safety risk--.” View full resource at foodmanufacture.co.uk
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EU exec proposes ban on animal cloning for food
health.yahoo.net — “The European Union announced plans on Tuesday to temporarily ban the use of animal cloning for food production, while allowing imports of food derived from the offspring of clones from the United States and elsewhere.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
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EU exec proposes ban on animal cloning for food
health.yahoo.net — “The European Union announced plans on Tuesday to temporarily ban the use of animal cloning for food production, while allowing imports of food derived from the offspring of clones from the United States and elsewhere.” View full resource at health.yahoo.net
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Clones' offspring may be in food supply: FDA | Reuters
reuters.com — “WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Food and milk from the offspring of cloned animals may have entered the U.S. food supply, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, but it would be impossible to know because there is” View full resource at reuters.com
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