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This is a very important topic right now - it's crucial for people to learn all they can, especially now that the Human Genome Project has mapped the human genetic code. Here you'll find arguments pro and con, along with scientific information on how cloning takes place, news, ethics, and a bit of light humor.

Raelians & Cloning

Background information, history, and beliefs of the Raelians, a religious group which has been very involved in the effort to clone humans.

Cloning FAQ

What is cloning? What are the ethical implications? Read some of the basics right here.

How to Clone a Human

A one-page recipe for cloning a human, with data provided by Dr. Lee Silver of Princeton University, a noted expert on cloning.

Conceiving a Clone

Historical development of cloning technology, various techniques used, animations of cloning processes, and the scientists who are working on this technology right now.

Clonaid

Company created by the RAEL movement to clone children from their parents.

Dolly's Mixture

Clones are not the perfect replicas we once thought they were supposed to be. So scientists wondering: exactly how similar are Dolly and her genetic twin?

Facts & Fallacies

There's a lot of disinformation out there which this article attempts to cut through.

Growing Old Before Their Time

Six calves from Connecticut should finally answer the question of whether clones age prematurely.

Human Cloning Foundation

Dedicated to getting support for human cloning and research before it is banned.

Selfness

Gregory Benford tries to argue that he is actually a clone already. Could you be one, too? Do you care?

Ethics of Human Cloning

We need a lot more public discussion about this issue because it affects us all. Should humans be cloned or not?

Clone Wars

Is it true that "there are some avenues that should be off limits to science. If scientists will not draw the line for themselves, it is up to the elected representatives of the people to draw it for them"?

Cloning & Drugs

Cloning could have dramatic implications for the production of drugs. What does that mean for sick people? Is this a new "fountain of youth?"

What is a Clone ?

Dr. Richard Seed explains how cloning works and what he intends to do.

Papal Panel Condemns Cloning

Official Vatican statement on cloning technologies and efforts.

Cloning & Religion

What are the msot common religious and ethical implications of human cloning which we encounter?

Who's Afraid of Human Cloning?

James K. Glassman says that eventually technology "trumps politics" and criticizes lawmakers for their shortsightedness.

Misusing Cloning

The man responsible for cloning first mammal expresses concerns that his research might be misused (or not used at all!) in the future.

The Twin Paradox

Wouldn't a human clone be morally and genetically the same as an identical twin? So what's morally worng about cloning people?
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