Articles and Commentary

Cloning and the new technologies of human genetic modification are among the most powerful and consequential technologies ever developed. If used wisely they offer new ways to prevent and cure disease, but if abused they could usher in an era...

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on human cloning within the next few weeks. Unfortunately, a polarized political climate and lack of political leadership could block urgently needed legislation.

The great majority of people intuitively understand that the creation...

HUMAN CLONING will soon be voted on by the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, a polarized political climate and lack of political leadership could block urgently needed legislation.

The great majority of people intuitively understand that the creation of cloned children would...

We are fast approaching the most consequential technological threshold in all of human history: the ability to directly manipulate the genes we pass on to our children.

Development and use of these technologies would irrevocably change the nature of human...

From Multinational Monitor, Jan/February2000 http://www.essential.org/monitor>

"Scientists have long speculated that parents would someday be able
to genetically engineer their children for appearance, physical and
mental abilities, or other traits of choice. For most people these
predictions have seemed...

Published by the Hampshire College Population and Development Program

At the cusp of dot-com frenzy and the biotech century, a group of influential scientists and pundits has begun zealously promoting a new bio-engineered utopia. In the world of their visionary...