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Human Cloning
ETHICAL ISSUES

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC

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CHUMAN CLONING
ULTURAL ORGANIZATION

HUMAN
CLONING
ETHICAL ISSUES

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC

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CULTURAL ORGANIZATION

Graphic design (brochure): Jérôme Lo Monaco
Graphic design (cover): Marion Lo Monaco
Photo credits:
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Image of Nuclear Transfer, Roslin Institute
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Cloned Sheep “Dolly” and its Surrogate Mother, Roslin Institute
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Cloned Cat “CC”, Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary medicine
Cloned Mice, University of Hawaii
Cloned Mule “Idaho Gem”, Phil Schofield/University of Idaho
Cloned Calves, University of Tennessee
Cloned Pigs, Revivicor, Inc. (formerly PPL Therapeutics, Inc.), Blacksburg, Virginia
Cloned Rabbits by Jean-Paul Renard research team, INRA/Bertrand Nicolas

Illustrations: Jérôme Lo Monaco

Further information:
Secretariat of the Bioethics Section
Division of Ethics of Science and Technology
Social and Human Sciences Sector
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
1, rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, France
Tel. 33 (0)1 45 68 37 81
Fax. 33 (0)1 45 68 55 15 http://www.unesco.org/bioethics First published in 2004 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Second edition, updated, 2005
7, place de Fontenoy F-75352 Paris 07 SP

© UNESCO 2005
Printed in France

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Preface by the Director-General

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A Brief History of Cloning

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Recent Development of Cloning Research on Animals

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What are the Ethical Issues regarding Human Cloning?

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Is Research Cloning different from Reproductive Cloning?

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Can Adult Stem Cells replace Embryonic Stem Cells?

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Cloning and the International Community

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Ongoing Discussion on Ethical Issues

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Further Reading and Useful Resources

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