Thursday, September 13, 2007

D#3 HW#7, Annotated Bibliography x4

George E. Seidel, Jr., "Cloning (genetics)", in AccessScience@McGraw-Hill, http://www.accessscience.com, DOI 10.1036/1097-8542.YB010740

This source goes into the application of cloning from testing with animals into futuristic applications of creating organs and tissue for human transplants. It also concludes with a good quote on how cloning can be used for good or evil.
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Jaenisch, Rudolf. "Some Forms of Human Cloning Should Not Be Banned." Opposing Viewpoints: Genetic Engineering. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Mesa Community College. 19 Sep. 2007 &contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010138257&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=mcc_mesa&version=1.0>.

In this resource the topic of banning of human cloning is one of the main themes throughout. The article leans toward a controlled ban on cloning allowing only therapeutic cloning to still exist for medical treatments.
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Bush, George W. "Both Human Reproductive Cloning and Therapeutic Cloning Should Be Banned." Contemporary Issues Companion: Cloning. Ed. Sylvia Engdahl. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2006. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Mesa Community College. 19 Sep. 2007 &contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010073232&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=mcc_mesa&version=1.0>.

This source is started out with President Bush's position on the topic of human cloning in banning all forms and list 4 main reasons against human cloning. The author of the source is President Bush stating his many different reasons against human cloning in all aspects.
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"The Uses and Ethics of Cloning." Britannica Book of the Year, 1998. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 18 Sept. 2007 .

This source starts from the stand point of no knowledge on topic giving a introduction into different types of cloning and leading into common sides of pro and con. The most useful included section would be on the possible applications of cloning such as cystic fibrosis research.

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