Scope

This Research Guide focuses on animal and human cloning. Cloning is defined as the process of asexually producing a group of cells, all genetically identical, from a single ancestor. Current controversy centers around experimental guidelines and the ethical and social aspects of applied human genetics.

Overview

Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics
College Library Reference Collection: BJ 63 A66 1998
Refer to "Cloning" volume 4, index

Encyclopedia of Bioethics
College Library Reference Collection: QH 332 E52 2004
Refer to "Cloning" volume 5, index

Encyclopedia of Ethics
College Library Reference Collection: BJ 63 E45 2001
Refer to "Cloning" volume 3, index

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
College Library Reference Collection: Q 121 M3 1997 7
Refer to "Cloning" in volume 20, page 283 (index)

Encyclopaedia Britannica Online 1992 (updated daily)
Britannica Online is a searchable collection of authoritative references, including Britannica's latest encyclopedia articles. Basic instructions for Encyclopædia Britannica Online

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 1990 - to date (updated daily)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) includes the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources and provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

genetic engineering and cloning
cloning industry
cloning and technology
cloning and laws and regulations
cloning research
cloning and heredity
cloning and moral and ethical aspects
cloning and human

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

Agricola 1970 - to date (updated quarterly)
Indexes 2,500 scholarly and trade journals along with government publications and conference proceedings in animal sciences, agricultural engineering, botany, entomology, plant science, soil science, veterinary management and water management. Basic instructions for Agricola

CQ Researcher November 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
Contains weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly that cover the most current and controversial issues. Basic instructions for CQ Researcher

General Science Full Text 1984 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 150 popular and scholarly periodicals, as well as the Science section of the New York Times. Subjects include biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environment, nutrition, genetics, medicine and health. Basic instructions for General Science Full Text

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

More Databases:

Business Full Text 1982 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 400 key business periodicals, including trade magazines and scholarly journals, covering all aspects of business. Basic instructions for Business Full Text

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Dates Vary (updated daily)
Contains the full-text articles from U.S. and international newspapers (including the New York Times, June 1980 - to date), as well as some news and business magazines and trade journals. The truncation symbol is an exclamation point (!). Basic instructions for Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) 1972 - to date (updated quarterly)
Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, directories, serials, reports of public, intergovernmental and private organizations, and most other forms of printed literature from all over the world. The full-text of the articles is not available in the database. Basic instructions for PAIS

Readers' Guide Full Text and Retrospective 1890 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 240 popular magazines in a wide range of subject areas. Full-text coverage of 131 titles begins with 1994. Basic instructions for Readers' Guide Full Text

Social Sciences Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 415 scholarly journals in economics, politics, public administration, public health, sociology, criminology, environmental and urban studies, psychology and anthropology. Basic instructions for Social Sciences Full Text

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on cloning can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

cloning and ethic?
cloning
genetic engineering
cloning -social aspects
human genetic?
http and cloning (to find electronic resources)

All of these searches can be limited to College Library to see available titles.

Internet Sites

Librarian's Index to the Internet
http://lii.org
Enter in "cloning" in the search box at the top of the page and you will find a great list of selected Web resources on the subject of cloning. The site is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 11,000 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries.

Cloning Fact Sheet
http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.html
This page provides a brief background on cloning, intended as an introduction to the topic. It provides definitions, how the process works, cloning in the news, ethics and problems, policy and legislation, and information on cloned animals. Human Genome Project of the U.S. Department of Energy funds this Web site.

Cloning Webliography
http://www.lib.msu.edu/skendall/cloning
This site is a collection of animal cloning resources intended to help the user find reliable information. Here you will find articles, books, companies and research, legal and ethical issues, professional society information, and other links. It was created and now maintained by Susan K. Kendall, Health Sciences Librarian and Liaison for the Biomedical Sciences at Michigan State University Library.

MedLine Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cloning.html
Brought to you by the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, this "health topic" summary provides links on the web to cloning research, specific conditions, dictionaries and glossaries, law and policy, and organizations.

National Bioethics Advisory Commission Publications
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/nbac/pubs.html
Here you will find a list of full-text publications relating to national and international ethical and policy issues when using human participants for genetic research, as well as reports on cloning human beings. All publications were produced by the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, now expired. The site is now hosted and maintained by the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature at Georgetown University.

New Scientist Special Reports: Stem Cells
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/sex/stem-cells
From the magazine New Scientist, this special report includes news stories about stem cell research, cloning, the ethics of stem cell therapies, and related topics.

Stem Cell Information
http://stemcells.nih.gov/
Presented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), this site includes an introduction to stem cells and information about research ethics, federal policy, and research projects and papers.

Statistics

Statistical Universe 1973 - to date (updated monthly)
Contains the full text of more than 800 U.S. government statistical publications. Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe is available to UW-Madison registered users.

Videos

After Darwin: Genetics, Eugenics, and the Human Genome
College Library Main Collection: HQ 750 A2 A373 2000

Cloning: How and Why
College Library Main Collection: QH 442 S72 1998

Cloning the First Human: Do the Risks Outweigh the Rewards?
College Library Main Collection: QH 442.2 C569 2000

Creation: The Promise of Stem Cells
College Library Main Collection: QH 588 S83 C74 2002

Organizations

Americans to Ban Cloning
http://www.cloninginformation.org
"The Americans to Ban Cloning (ABC) coalition is a group of concerned Americans and U.S. based organizations that promote a global, comprehensive ban on human cloning."

Council for Responsible Genetics
http://www.gene-watch.org
"The Council for Responsible Genetics fosters public debate about the social, ethical and environmental implications of genetic technologies." They publish a bi-monthly magazine, called GeneWatch. See their section on "cloning and human genetic manipulation."

The Human Cloning Foundation
http://www.humancloning.org/index.php
HumanCloning.org is the official site in support of human cloning technology. Included on the site are message boards, essays, books, news, and links related to human cloning.

The International Embryo Transfer Society
http://www.iets.org
"This Society was formed in 1974 in Denver, Colorado to serve as a professional forum for the exchange of information among practitioners, scientists, educators, regulatory officials, livestock breeders, suppliers of drugs and equipment, and students."

Society for Developmental Biology
http://www.sdbonline.org/
"The purpose of the Society for Developmental Biology is to further the study of development in all organisms and at all levels, to represent and promote communication among students of development, and to promote the field of developmental biology."

Society for the Study of Reproduction
http://www.ssr.org
The Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR) was founded in 1967. It is an association of scientists and physicians interested in reproduction research.