Cloning: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) - Hardcover

"The book stands out for the excellent resources assembled, both print and electronic. The author's intent is to make the issues comprehensible not only to professionals and academics in the field but also to general readers. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels." - Choice "A valuable reference tool for public, high school, and community college libraries, Newton's work offers a starting point for understanding a potentially earth-changing process." - Booklist

This book provides a detailed introduction to the cloning of both plants and animals and discusses the important social, ethical, political, technical, and other issues related to the practice. * Offers an informed perspective on cloning and its potential applications in everyday life and elsewhere * Includes profiles of key individuals and organizations related to the field of cloning, a Perspectives chapter, a chronology of important events in the history of cloning, and a glossary of key terms that strengthen the reader's undersatanding of the topic * Supplies the necessary historical background and context for readers to understand why cloning of both plants and animals is of great importance-and why cloning technology is even more critical when it involves human beings