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On February 27, 1997, a stunning announcement appeared in the British journal Nature: for the first time ever, a mammal--a lamb named Dolly--had been successfully cloned from an adult cell. Less than a week later, scientists reported the successful cloning of a rhesus monkey, a primate whose reproduction and development is almost identical to our own. With two bold and hitherto unthinkable strokes, science fiction was transformed into science fact, preparing the way for a miraculous event that is, in all probability, inevitable: the cloning of a human being.

A distinguished scientist and professor at Princeton University, Lee M. Silver reveals what awaits us in the brilliant light of the new day that is now dawning. REMAKING EDEN is a fascinating exploration of the future of reprogenetic technologies--a cautiously optimistic look at the scientific advances that will allow us to engineer life in ways that were unimaginable just a few short years ago. Indeed, in ways that go far beyond cloning, and that are at once more thrilling and more frightening.

This is a brilliant, provocative, and necessary book. For better or worse, it describes the likely future of humankind--beyond fears both reasoned and unreasonable, beyond unrealistic utopian visions--an extra ordinary journey into a rapidly evolving tomorrow that no man or woman can forestall, but that we must all recognize and understand. REMAKING EDEN is an essential primer for that tomorrow.Amazon.com Review
Aldous Huxley wrote Brave New World in 1932, predicting afuture of genetic control that now lies within our technological grasp."While Huxley guessed right about the power we would gain over the processof reproduction, I think he was dead wrong when it came to predicting whowould use the power," says geneticist Lee Silver. "It is individuals andcouples who want to reproduce themselves in their own images, who wanttheir children to be happy and successful, who will seize control of thesenew technologies." In Remaking Eden Silver shows how close we are to human geneticengineering, and how strong the forces are that are taking us there. ... Read more

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Banal, hackneyed, and arrogant
It doesn't take an undergraduate degree in physics for us to predict the implications of the genetic revolution as set out in this book. For a much more cogent and beautifully written tract, I highly recommend RobertPollack's Signs of Life: Exploring the Language and Meanings of DNA.

Plausible Reprogenetics.
In Remaking Eden, Lee M. Silver takes his readers into a very real future, compliments of "reprogenetics."The one difference between Silver's book, and other science fiction books, is that he gives plausibleexplanations of how the scenarios he presents can be accomplished withtoday's technology.Remaking Eden is a book for those who want aninteresting look into a very possible future of the human race.

Brave, wise, fascinating, fun
Few nationally-known experts these days have the bravery to draw the inescapable but politically incorrect conclusion about human cloning: It is inevitable. The current U.S. ban will only encourage rogue states,corporations, and individuals to do it--they'd have a monopoly. In the faceof that, the U.S. will be forced to rescind its ban. This book persuasivelyidentifies what will likely occur as a result. I found reading this book tobe a fascinating and fun experience.

Mr Silver writes like he has blinders on.
Mr Silver puts forward some interesting possibilities, however, haven't we heard them all before?I also found the book to make the broadest of generalisations and assumptions, and in doing so, I believe Mr Silver's approach is somewhat close minded.He virtually proposes 'it's only a matter of time', but what about the matter of choice?The Roman Empire though it was 'only a matter of time' too.Might is not always right.And neither is the majority, or the market.I also think Mr Silver should take the time to correctly acknowledge authorship.e.g."the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey written by Arthur C. Clarke."The film was also written by Stanley Kubrick.And while he's at it, he could perhaps not misquote things."I'm sorry Dave.I'm afraid I can't do that." was not a response to a direct request for HAL to turn himself off.

What is cloning in the eyes of God?
Is cloning ethical, God says in the bible it isn't I believe that if we start to clone people, we will have overpopulated cities, town's and places. Who should be cloned, and who shouldn't? What about in crimes, if you have 2 or more suspects, what are you going to do? My personal opioion's are that it is wrong. Another question, what about the person's soul? What happens to it? ... Read more

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The enormous advances made in molecular biology have allowed scientists to manipulate DNA with relative ease. This means that molecular biology has become a widely-used tool for answering scientific questions that may be quite unrelated to genetics and cell biology.

This new book focuses on the most important techniques needed by undergraduate and post-graduate students when undertaking research in this area. Written in an accessible style and adopting a 'discovery' approach, to encourage the students to explore and experiment for them selves, this book will be invaluable to novices required and interested in learning these techniques.

• Students will evaluate the effect of genetic engineering through the practical application of wet biochemistry techniques and prepare mutations that can be evaluated by other classes.
• Coverage will include computer tutorials for sequencing and genomics and will possibly include some coverage of molecular modelling too.
• Guidelines on searching the primary literature, oral reports, laboratory notebooks record keeping and report writing will either be included within appendices at the back of the book, or on a supplementary web site linked to the book.

  
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Subjects: Cohen, Stanley NBoyer, Herbert WKennedy, Donald, 1931-Stanford University. Office of Technology LicensingUniversity of California (System). Office of Technology TransferLicense agreements -- United StatesTechnology -- ManagementEngineers -- CaliforniaBiologyRecombinant DNACloningNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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Asks questions, poses situations, makes you think about the possibilities. If a human were cloned, would the clone be human, have a soul, be kept in a cage, a source of spare parts when needed? Genetic engineering and cloning go together as scientific breakthroughs that must be very carefully monitored. ... Read more

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I urge you to read this book.
The author addresses critical concerns about cloning human beings.The messages contained thoughout the book are said to be from spiritual beings, which, for me, makes the messages even more compelling. I highly recommendthis book for all readers, whether or not you believe the messages areindeed from angels. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 674 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Human cloning is the real issue. (Guest Editorial).(Brief Article)
Author: George J. Annas
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: July 1, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 32Issue: 13Page: 8(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington. Presentation of a collection of current preparative PCR techniques for cloning and modifying DNA and cDNA, for molecular biologists. Plastic-comb, spiral binding. ... Read more

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This manual is based on the experimental protocols for an intense, practical course on gene cloning and analysis held in Leicester during September 1985 and July 1986. ... Read more

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To the approximately 700 vectors described in the main work, the first (1986) update included descriptions of 212 new vectors. To this, another 158 new vectors were added in the second (1987) update, making this manual both very comprehensive and up-to-date. The complete update 1988, like its 1986 and 1987 predecessors, is available in a separate ringbinder. This will enable you to divide the material over the various ringbinders according to your own personal needs. With each update, apart from new and revised vector descriptions, updated reference lists, index tables and a complete table of contents listing all the material presented in the main work and in the published updates will also be made available This third supplementary update comprises the following items: 1. newly described vectors and updated/revised descriptions of vectors contained in the main work (104) 2. updated reference lists for each chapter 3. updated index tables in which the newly described vectors have been incorporated for each chapter 4. a new table of contents for the complete work (+main work + updates 1986,1987 and 1988) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Skeptic (Altadena, CA), published by Skeptics Society & Skeptic Magazine on March 22, 1999. The length of the article is 5156 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: How CLOSE ARE WE To CLONING TIME?
Author: Frank Miele
Publication: Skeptic (Altadena, CA) (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1999
Publisher: Skeptics Society & Skeptic Magazine
Volume: 7Issue: 2Page: 48

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"The Cloning Dialogue" is a novel: part mystery, part history, partfuture, a surprise ending. Dr. Lin is a microbiologist,doing embryonicstem cell research and therapeutic cloning. In spite of oppositionfrom religious fundamentalists, the Pope, the Republican President andothers, Dr. Lin cures former soccer star Pedro Gonzales, aquadriplegic, through stem cell therapy. Dr. Lin wins the Nobel prizefor finding a cure for diabetes. The novel explores arguments on allsides of current controversial stem cell issues. Three and possiblyfour or more homicides occur; there's a surprise ending. The novel iswritten in a humorous, popular style designed to educate thepublic. If we don't think about these issues, someone else will do thethinking for us. ... Read more

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The Cloning Dialogue
Mr. Treanor's book provides thre reader with a thorough understanding of the cloning and stem cell debate. He raises the issue above the political arena, although one must understand the political and religious implications.The story line tends to get lost in the translation but is helped by the authors dry humour as any occasional Methodist could tell you. The passion, the possibilities and the pitfalls of cloning come out in his characters. This book makes you think.It is a wake up call. Decisions will have to be made.We should be a part of it. This is a good read on a timely subject. ... Read more

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Presents techniques tested at the Curie Institute and other leading labs and lists all commercially available enzymes, vectors, linkers, and other basic products for ready reference. Offers detailed explanation of protocols, allowing the isolation, cloning, and expression of genes from living species. Presents up-to-date techniques on sequencing, in vitro expression of cloned gene, and use of computers for study of nucleic acids, and is the only book that shows how to isolate DNA-protein complexes and new methods for mutagenesis of cloned genes. Contains 235 figures and 80 tables. ... Read more