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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Cloning Defined and Major Developments in the History of Cloning
Cloning in Nature
Natural Cloning Processes in Humans
Natural Cloning Processes in Plants
Regeneration
Artificial Cloning
Early Cloning Experiments
Sir John Bertrand Gurdon
The Development of Recombinant DNA Technology
The First Cloned Mammals
Cloning Experiments with Human Embryos
Sir Ian Wilmut
Education and Cryopreservation Research
Genetic Engineering and Cloning Research
Later Career
Developments After Dolly
A New Kind of Stem Cell
Shinya Yamanaka
Chapter 2: Gene Cloning, DNA Analysis, and Gene Sequencing
Gene Cloning
Creating the Clone
Isolating the Clone
DNA Sequencing
Uses of DNA Sequencing
Methods of DNA Sequencing
Paul Berg
In Vitro Mutagenesis
Gene Cloning and Genetically Modified Organisms
Reverse Genetics
Diagnostics
Protein Manufacture
Genomics
Sequencing and Analysis of Genomes
Genomics Applications
Chapter 3: An Overview of Animal and Plant Reproduction Processes
Reproductive Systems of Invertebrates
Reproductive Systems of Vertebrates
Parthenogenesis
The Testes
The Ovaries
Ovulation
Reproduction in Plants
Early Development and Cell Differentiation
Chapter 4: Reproductive Cloning and Genetic Engineering
Dolly, the First Clone of an Adult Mammal
Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer
Frozen Ark
Genetically Modified Organisms
GMOS in Agriculture
GMOS in Medicine and Research
Pharming
Role of GMOS in Environmental Management
De-Extinction
The Commercialization of GMOS
Chapter 5: Therapeutic Cloning
Stem Cells from Human Embryos
Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells
Hwang Woo-Suk
Cell and Bioartificial Tissue Transplantation
Regeneration Using Stem Cells
James Thomson
Tissue Scaffolds and Soluble Repair Factors
Replacing Diseased Tissue
Therapeutic Cloning and Gene Therapy
Chapter 6: Ethical and Moral Issues
Reproductive Cloning of Humans
The Uses and Ethics of Cloning, By Ian Wilmut (1997)
The Use of Human Embryos for Stem Cell Research
Ethical and Social Issues: GMOS, De-Extinction, and Gene Therapy
Sociopolitical Relevance of GMOS
Ethical Considerations of De-Extinction
Concerns Related to Therapeutic Cloning for Gene Therapy
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
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