HUMAN GENETIC ENGINEERING
15 Annotated Web Citations
by
Deborah De La Rosa


Cloning Special Report presented by New Scienctist Magazine has an index of links to WWW sites which discuss cloning (http://www.nsplus.com/nsplus/insight/clone/clonelinks.html).

Ethical Aspects of Human Cloning includes basic facts and information of genetic engineering and as well as political and religious viewpoints on the topic. Current news on the topic and http references (http://www.religioustolerance.org/cloning.htm).


Genetic Engineering and It's Danger is a site developed by Dr Ron Epstein of the Philosophy Department at San Francisco State University and includes links to a variety of articles on the topic of genetic engineering (http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~rone/gedanger.htm).


Genetic Engineering News an online newspaper devoted to the topic of genetic engineering that includes today's news, biotech companies, conferences on the topic and current issues (http://www.genengnews.com/).


Ho, Mae-Wan, The Unholy Alliance: This article discusses the history and reasons why genetic engineering will be so harmful to mankind and the role and power large corporations play in this field. July/August.The Ecologist, Vol 27, No. 4 Retrieved January 23, 2000 from the World Wide Web: (http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/john.rose/ho.html).


Human Cloning Foundation site represents itself as "the offical site in support of human cloning." The nonprofit Human Cloning Foundation (TM) promotes education about human cloning and other forms of biotechnology. Emphasis is on the positive aspects of these phenomenal new technologies (http://www.humancloning.org/).


Human Cloning, Genes and the Brave New World provides the user with many articles on the topic and a chat room for those interesting and discussing the issues with others
(http://www.globalchange.com/clone_index.htm).

Human Genome Project Information is designed to help physicians, nurses, genetic counselors, and other medical personnel keep abreast of genomic medicine (http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/resource/medicine.html).


Human Germline Engineering considers the best hopes and worst fears about genetic engineering questions and reflections on various related topics by major authorities in the field (http://research.mednet.ucla.edu/pmts/germline/dialogue.htm).


Human Genome Research, a government site, contains a wealth of information on the U.S. Human Genome Project (HGP) that includes reseach topics and "cool stuff for all ages
(http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/hug_top.html).


Ifgene International Forum for Genetic awareness develops viewpoints and public awareness on the topic. It includes articles on genetic engineering, genetics, ethical and social issues and the underlying scientific approaches (http://www.anth.org/ifgene/).


The Campaign Against Human Genetic Engineering site is an organization formed to address the ethical, social and political problems raised by human genetics. This organization hopes to stimulate public debate about human genetics and bring both genetic research and its application under democratic control (http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~cahge/).


The Gene School site includes basic facts and information on cloning and gene therapy as well as simply polls and quizzes to help the reader become more involved in the issues (http://library.thinkquest.org/19037/polls.html).


The site Should Human Cloning Be Banned ? presents two agruments for and against the topic of Human cloning (http://hotwired.lycos.com/synapse/braintennis/97/37/index0a.html).

Woods, H. (1996). Exploring the ethics of genetics. Palo Alto Weekly Times Online Edition. Retrieved January 23, 2000 from the World Wide Web: (http://www.service.com/PAW/morgue/cover/1996_Jan_3.COVER03.html)
Stanford researchers, taking part in two of the 18 Genome Project centers across the nation, reveal some of the news in the realm of science and conscience as they complete their work.