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| View Larger Image | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Understanding Cloning | Paperbackby Jay D. Gralla (Author), Preston Gralla (Author)
| List Price: | $18.95 | |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Alpha | | Page Count: | 352 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 06, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 541,798st |
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Product Description
The most important technology of the 21st century. Do a double-take with this one-of-a-kind guide. One of technology's most awe-inspiring and hotly-debated topics-cloning-is made clearer here than anywhere else. It runs the gamut from genetic- and bioengineering, to an even handed analysis of the moral, political, and ethical issues surrounding these technologies. € Claims of cloned babies, the Human Genome Project, and cryogenics continue to create headlines and spur debate € Congress will soon decide whether the federal government should have a say about cloning human cells for medical research |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)
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Unique and informed! by Randolfe H. Wicker (Hoboken, N.J.)  5 Stars
September 12, 2004
Having been a human cloning activist since 1997, I expected this book would be another moralistic rehashing of today's contemporary debate.
It certainly covered all those arguments. However, it proved to be amazingly accurate, well researched and informative. This was one of the few books which clearly explained technical details that even I was not aware of--like the chromosonal reasons that made cloning human beings very difficult. (This problem was overcome in Korea by using cells surrounding the woman's egg for nuclear transfer.)
What makes this book truly remarkable is the manner in which it goes beyond explaining both the science and the moral arguments surrounding reproductive and therapeutic cloning. It examines bioengineering animals, the promise and perils of gene therapy, "BioFoods: Frankenfoods or a Cure for Hunger?", how pharming promises to transform medicine and even explores some of the thinking of Transhumanists and science fiction visionaries.
Yes, I objected to the dismal overview of reproductive cloning. However, the authors separated that highly touted debate from other areas where many propogandists frequently use
reproductive cloning and popular Hollywood images like "Boys from Brazil" as a club against serious scientists attempting to do important medical research.
The three pages about me contained a couple small errors, more of nuance than of fact. Having dealt with the press for years, I have found even Time Magazine can profoundly misrepresent one's beliefs. This book did much better.
If you have any doubts regarding any of the above, just type my name "Randolfe" into your search engine or visit www.clonerights.com
If someone wanted to explore a wide swath of emerging scientific technologies, this is the book I would suggest that they read.
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