cloning

Explore the history, current developments, future, and ethical ramifications ofcloning, recombinant DNA, and gene therapy.

In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patron, the one hundred forty-two-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States.

As scientists continue to make genetic breakthroughs, society inches ever closer to confronting the stuff horror movies are made of. Cloning a mourned pet is simply strange, but the thought of human cloning is terrifying. Manipulating genes to reduce genetic disease is encouraging only until we consider the ethical implications of potentially creating a master race. Genetically engineering crops and animals can address many problems like disease, climate change, and world hunger, but altering the environment could have catastrophic results for Earth. Articles presenting these issues from persuasive points of view help readers understanding the controversies surrounding genetic engineering today.

"Twelve-year-old Fisher Bas and his clone work together to save the world after aliens disguised as twelve-year-old girls invade their town"--Provided by publisher.

Teva has everything a sixteen-year-old could want, but when her family's genetic abnormality means she has to clone herself, multiple versions of her identities have to live under the same roof.

After the death of Sunshine, his girlfriend and bandmate, Adam turns to alcohol to deal with the pain, but when he is approached by a scientist who claims he can bring her back to life through cloning, Adam must "donate" his memories in order to bring her back.

Her memory and personality erased, and accused of betraying the CCA, Violet Benson runs away with her foster brother Seth and discovers new information about her city's history--and the truth about cloning.

"Clair, Q, and Kari Sargent must enter The Yard, a digital landscape created by their enemy, in order to save the world"--Provided by publisher.

"Kaitlyn and Noah are arch-enemies at their summer camp, and with good reason. They are rivals in everything, and both are determined to come out on top. But when they suddenly start to see double and it turns out that their camp counselors have doppelgangers running amok, they have to work together to get to the bottom of the strangely replicating counselors and save their camp from the Scaremaster--who seems to be pulling the strings from inside the pages of his creepy book"--Amazon.

Chronicles attempts to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction by Russian scientists in the Siberian tundra and geneticists like Dr. George Church at Harvard University. Describes the process of sequencing the DNA of a frozen woolly mammoth from the Arctic Circle, and splicing it into the DNA of a modern elephant. Discusses how this could be the key to preventing the extinction of the human race.