CORDIS Archive

This part of the CRIS 2000 Cybercafé is created to illustrate how to find background information and opinions on the complicated matter of "human cloning".

The domain of embryonic and genetic research is fast growing, and to understand the technicalities without a background of biochemistry is not easy.

On the other hand, such topics are very actual.

There are ethical aspects related to how far science can and may go...

There are societal problems which might be solved by human genetic engineering.

There is certainly a need for regulation, based upon ethical considerations.

How could you make up your own mind, how could you judge on what is acceptable, how could be ensure you can identify possible misconceptions?

To help you, this selection gives weblinks to
background information on cloning and human cloning
the story of the sheep Dolly
ethical aspects
advantages and dangers.

The end of the selection gives some funny links.

Contents:

• About cloning
• About Dolly
• Ethics and doubts
• Positive sounds - Benefits of human cloning
• Follow the News
• Funny sites

About cloning

Cloning: questions and answers (Roslin Institute Online)

Misconceptions
"Most cloning misconceptions arise from a lack of knowledge. Most people do not understand he basic principles of cloning, and are likely to make rash generalizations about whether cloning is natural or not. Other misconceptions focus on the societal problems resulting from cloning. Many of these misconceptions are only valid in a society without regulations or laws of any kind. People forget that along with new technological developments come rules and guidelines to prevent the kind of scenarios here. Each misconception results from a distortion of the truth, which is presented here with each incorrect belief."

Conceiving a clone

Three Ways to Clone Mammals

Human cloning video: What is a Clone and how are they made?

What is human cloning?
Human Cloning Foundation - The official site in support of human cloning!

The First Cloned Human Embryo

About Dolly

"The cloning of Dolly" explained

Roslin Institute Online - where Dolly has been cloned

Key papers from Roslin (abstracts only)

Original article on Dolly "Viable offspring derived from fetal and adult mammalian cell"

Ethics and doubts

Bioethics - with a specific page "Bioethics for beginners"

Human Cloning and Re-Engineering
The goal of this web site is the dissemination of information on human embryo cloning research and related topics, with special attention directed to the moral implications.

The ethics of human cloning

No Patent on Human Cloning

Position of the Vatican on "The relationship between human dignity and the human genome"

Society, Religion and Technology Project - The Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland - The Ethics of Xenotransplantation

Additional protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine, on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings

Frequently Asked questions about human cloning

Positive sounds - Benefits of human cloning

The benefits of human cloning

Cloning as a Treatment for Infertility

All the Reasons to Clone Human Beings

Would you like to be cloned?
Storing DNA for future human cloning

Organizations that support human cloning

Human Cloning Isn't as Scary as It Sounds

Commercial Opportunities for Industry

Follow the News

Hello Dolly and Polly and Molly and Bonnie

BioSpace News: Cloning

Human Cloning Search Engine

Funny sites on human cloning

Americans for Cloning Elvis (ACE)

Christians For The Cloning Of Jesus

Ordering a clone has never been easier! Pricelist

FAQs about cloning

Junk Science