Cloning (Biotechnology and Society)

Required Reading/Viewing
We'll cover the first cloning of a mammal (Dolly) and then talk about more recent applications, including pet cloning.

// Paper describing cloning of Dolly the sheep. // News and Views accompanying Dolly article. // Paper describing cloning of mice from induced pluripotent stem cells. // Compares the development of ESC, SCNT, and iPSC technologies and mentions some applications. // Information about pet cloning services. See esp. the "My Dog has died" link. // Comment about pet cloning services.
 * 1) Wilmut1997 pmid=9039911
 * 1) Stewart1997 pmid=9039905
 * 1) Kou2010 pmid=20427755
 * 1) Pera2013 pmid=23765475
 * 1) MyFriendAgain My Friend Again
 * 1) Singer2009 Singer, E. (2009) The Dark Side of Pet Cloning MIT Technology Review.

Additional Resources

 * How Cloning Works
 * This American Life piece on (Second) Chance the cloned Bull