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==== [[Media:Cloning_Pre-Discussion_Questions.pdf| Download Pre-Discussion Questions (PDF)]] ====
 
==== [[Media:Cloning_Pre-Discussion_Questions.pdf| Download Pre-Discussion Questions (PDF)]] ====
  
[[File:Dolly.jpg|380px|thumb|right|Taxidermied remains of Dolly, the first cloned mammal. ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/aur2899/5757941599/ Image source]) gene therapy]]
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[[File:Dolly.jpg|380px|thumb|right|Taxidermied remains of Dolly, the first cloned mammal. ([http://www.flickr.com/photos/aur2899/5757941599/ Image source])]]
  
 
== Required Reading/Viewing ==
 
== Required Reading/Viewing ==
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We'll cover the first cloning of a mammal (Dolly) and then talk about more recent applications, including pet cloning.
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<biblio>
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#Wilmut1997 pmid=9039911
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// Paper describing cloning of Dolly the sheep.
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#Stewart1997 pmid=9039905
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// News and Views accompanying Dolly article.
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#Kou2010 pmid=20427755
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// Paper describing cloning of mice from induced pluripotent stem cells.
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#Pera2013 pmid=23765475
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// Compares the development of ESC, SCNT, and iPSC technologies and mentions some applications.
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#MyFriendAgain [http://myfriendagain.com/ My Friend Again]
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// Information about pet cloning services. See esp. the "My Dog has died" link.
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#Singer2009  Singer, E. (2009) [http://www.technologyreview.com/view/411834/the-dark-side-of-pet-cloning/ The Dark Side of Pet Cloning] MIT Technology Review.
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// Comment about pet cloning services.
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</biblio>
  
 
== Additional Resources ==
 
== Additional Resources ==
  
 
* [http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/cloning.htm How Cloning Works]
 
* [http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/cloning.htm How Cloning Works]
* [http://myfriendagain.com/ My Friend Again - pet cloning services]
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* [http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/291/reunited-and-it-feels-so-good This American Life piece on (Second) Chance the cloned Bull]
* [http://www.technologyreview.com/view/411834/the-dark-side-of-pet-cloning/ The Dark Side of Pet Cloning]
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 4 November 2013

Download Pre-Discussion Questions (PDF)

Taxidermied remains of Dolly, the first cloned mammal. (Image source)

Required Reading/Viewing

We'll cover the first cloning of a mammal (Dolly) and then talk about more recent applications, including pet cloning.

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  1. Error fetching PMID 9039911: [Wilmut1997]
    Paper describing cloning of Dolly the sheep.
  2. Error fetching PMID 9039905: [Stewart1997]
    News and Views accompanying Dolly article.
  3. Error fetching PMID 20427755: [Kou2010]
    Paper describing cloning of mice from induced pluripotent stem cells.
  4. Error fetching PMID 23765475: [Pera2013]
    Compares the development of ESC, SCNT, and iPSC technologies and mentions some applications.
  5. My Friend Again [MyFriendAgain]
    Information about pet cloning services. See esp. the "My Dog has died" link.
  6. Singer, E. (2009) The Dark Side of Pet Cloning MIT Technology Review. [Singer2009]
    Comment about pet cloning services.
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