http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/ The Center for Genetics and Society works for thoughtful consideration, responsible uses, and effective governance of genetic, reproductive, and other biotechnologies. http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5340 <div class="text blurb">The creator of the world's first cloned sheep says cloning a person would be utterly irresponsible. </div> Sat, 21 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5340 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5334 <div class="text blurb">The cloning of animals may have come from agriculture, but its real promise may be in the lucrative field of medicine rather than as food.</div> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5334 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5289 <div class="text blurb">Researchers describe how they have created induced pluripotent stem cells from the frozen cells of an endangered monkey.</div> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5289 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5240 <div class="text blurb">60 Minutes re-aired a story about using cloning techniques to resurrect extinct animals like the mammoth and to save endangered species. </div> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5240 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5189 <div class="text blurb">The journal Science cheapens its coverage of an important paper by including speculation, which it refutes, about the cloning of Neanderthals.</div> Fri, 07 May 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5189 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5174 <div class="text blurb">A discussion of reproductive cloning among prominent economics and political blogs was instigated by one writer's overt narcissism.</div> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5174 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5118 <div class="text blurb">A bill to codify federal embryonic stem cell research policy contains an odd section regarding reproductive cloning.</div> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5118 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5111 <div class="text blurb">The Russian State Duma has renewed a temporary ban on human cloning.</div> Thu, 11 Mar 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5111 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5096 <div class="text blurb">Ultra-nationalist Russian politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky objects unsuccessfully to extending the Russian moratorium on reproductive human cloning.</div> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5096 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5094 <div class="text blurb">The Arizona Senate passed a referendum that would ban human cloning in Arizona, despite opposition from lawmakers who said the bill is a waste of time because it addresses an imaginary problem.</div> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5094 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5092 <div class="text blurb">Leader of a Russian political party said cloning should be permitted in Russia and proposed cloning himself</div> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5092 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5072 <div class="text blurb">There are still technical obstacles, but soon it could be possible to use that long-extinct genome to safely create a healthy, living Neanderthal clone. Should it be done?</div> http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5072 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5047 <div class="text blurb">A recent paper argues that prohibitions against human reproductive cloning should be strengthened to cover any method.</div> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=5047 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4986 <div class="text blurb">The enthusiasm for cloning animals has survived the failure of the technique to develop as once expected. </div> http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4986 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4970 <div class="text blurb">A bill to extend until 2016 the law that prohibits human cloning for reproductive purposes was passed by the Israeli Knesset plenum.</div> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 http://www.geneticsandsociety.org/article.php?id=4970