Recently, a controversial fertility doctor claimed to have cloned human embryos and implanted them into four women's wombs. None of embryos resulted in a viable pregnancy, but Dr. Panayiotis Zavos
has said he'll keep trying. What is cloning and why do doctors and researchers explore this research? Get the facts on this week's Wide Angle: Cloning.
- Podcast: U.S. Has No Ban Against Cloning
One of the most mind-blowing things Clark Boyd learned while reporting on stem cells was this: there is no law in the United States that outright bans the cloning of entire human beings. Such bans do exist in other countries around the world, but not here. Listen to his podcast and find out how the handle the issue in Britain.
- Quiz: What Do You Know About Cloning?
I bet you didn't know that there are clones among us. Some are wandering around and others, you eat! Find out what and who they are by taking this quiz.
- Blog: Why Are Clones So Creepy?
So Monday, after I got done updating the site, I took a look at it and thought, yeesh. Creep city. I had the image at right as the primary visual and every time I looked at it, I felt a little off. Then a coworker emailed me and said that the site was creeping her out but in a good way. I got to thinking, Why are clones so damn creepy? I called up Stephen Levick, a clinical psychiatrist, psychotherapist and author of Clone Being: Exploring the Psychological and Social Dimensions. Here's an excerpt from my phone conversation with him.
- Video: Cloning Animals
We've cloned sheep, mice, dogs and more. So are humans next? Bioethicists talk about the prospect of human cloning.
- News: Cloning Animals
The practice of cloning animals and the technological advances that make it possible have stirred up powerful emotional and ethical issues, as well as significant scientific breakthroughs. Here are a few examples of animals that have been cloned and the reaction from all sides. Grab our RSS feed.
- Puzzle: Two for One
These puzzles give you a close up view of cloned embryos and cells.
- HowstuffWorks.com: How Human Cloning Will Work
Today, after more than a decade since Dolly the sheep was cloned, human cloning is a question on everyone's mind. It's not legal. But what would human cloning involve, and how could you take sperm out of the reproductive equation?
- HowStuffWorks.com: How Cloning Works
Cloning is any of a variety of techniques used to reproduce genetically identical organisms from an individual organism. It's used commercially to reproduce individual plants and animals that have desirable traits; to produce a large number of plants with specific characteristics; to produce a group of farm animals with valuable traits; and to produce laboratory animals with specific traits. Learn more about how it's done.
- HowStuffWorks.com: Could We Clone Our Organs to be Used in Transplants?
What if you could eliminate the wait time and risky odds with traditional organ transplants by creating custom, cloned organs from your own cells? Cloning advocates have touted this type of science as therapeutic cloning.
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