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Welcome To BioEngineering & BioEthics

In the modern world that we live in, scientists continously create new breakthroughs and bring medical science to new levels each day. Today, it is possible to alter the genes of living things to suit mankind's needs and wants. Similarly, mankind has successfully developed the ability to create replicates of a living organism, a process more commonly known as cloning.

Through our site, we look forward to helping more people grasp the general concepts of cloning and bioengineering, as well as the advantages and concerns that are often associated with these concepts.

Additionally, we also hope to provide visitors to our site with some knowledge of the ethical issues behind cloning and bioengineering, Hence, visitors will be able to develop an understanding of why cloning and bioengineering are highly controversial topics.

 

technicalities advantages
- genetic engineering
- cloning


this section discusses the various technologies and general concepts of cloning and bioengineering. many graphics are used to explain concepts

- agriculture
- livestock
- humans

by reading this section, you will get a better understanding of the advantages that can be achieved through the use of cloning and bioengineering

concerns summary
- agriculture
- livestock
- humans

many people are afraid of the perceived negative effects of cloning and bioengineering. this section explains these concerns in an easy to understand way

- for
- against


the summary pages provided flowcharts that list the concepts described in our site in a easy to read, yet concise manner



Further references

Print materials

Bill McKibben. Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age. NY: Henry Holt, 2003.

Brian Tokar, ed. Redesigning Life? The Worldwide Challenge to Genetic Engineering. McGill-Queens University Press, 2001.

British Medical Association, The Impact of Genetic Modification on Agriculture, Food and Health. BMJ Books, 2003

Morgan, Sally, Superfoods: Genetic Modification of Foods (Science at the Edge). Heinemann, 2003

Jeremy Rifkin. The Biotech Century: Harnessing the Gene and Remaking the World. Tarcher/Putnam, 1998.

Robin and Laura Ticciati. Genetically Engineered Foods: Are They Safe? You Decide. Keats, 1998


Online resources

The President's Council on Bioethics

Bio Integrity

Gene Watch

Safe-food

National Agricultural Library

Center for Genetics and Society

Professor Ron Epstein

Greenpeace

Clone Guide

Human Genome Project cloning factsheet