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GENERAL INTEREST SITES ON
MEDICAL ETHICS AND RESEARCH
http://www.unmc.edu/
The site of the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
http://www.nebraska.edu/about/pres_init_bioethics.shtml
Nebraska Bioethics Advisory Committee.
http://bioethics.gov
National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/
National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature. An excellent place
to find a broad range of resources on issues related to medical research
ethics. Maintained by Georgetown University.
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/bioethics/archive.index.html
Columns by CNN's Medical Ethics reporter on issues in today's headlines.
http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/primer.htm
An excellent, basic guide to human stem cells and how they are used
in research.
http://www.faseb.org/opar/cloning/
From the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology,
a primer on cloning and a useful timeline reviewing major research finds
in the field.
ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS
http://www.med.upenn.edu/bioethics/index.shtml
The University of Pennsylvania's bioethics website. The "Bioethics
for Beginners" site is a great place to get help on homework assignments!
http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/dna_structure.htm
Web site for younger kids explaining DNA.
XENOTRANSPLANTS
(Transplanting Animal Organs into Humans)
http://www.fda.gov/cber/
The U.S. Food and Drug/Public Health Service guidelines on xenotransplantation.
http://www.asts.org
American Society of Transplant Surgeons.News
about transplant issues, from a medical perspective.
http://www.crt-online.org
The Campaign for Responsible Transplantation, opponents of xenotransplantation.
http://www.mrmcmed.org
Medical Research Modernization Committee, opponents of xenotransplantation.
http://www.transplant.org
News about organ transplant issues, mainly in Europe.
http://www.pcrm.org
Web page of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine,
opponent of xenotransplants.
http://www.shareyourlife.org
The Coalition on Donation, an organization promoting organ donation.
http://www.unos.org
United Network for Organ Sharing, which coordinates organ distribution
in the U.S. and has a major pr campaign to promote organ donation.
http://www.a-s-t.org
American Society of Transplantation, representing transplant surgeons
and scientists in the field of organ transplantation. News about latest
developments in the field.
http://www.organdonor.gov
Practical inforomation about how to become an organ donor.
ANIMALS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH
http://nabr.cyberserv.com
National Association for Biomedical Research, an organization that supports
animal research.
http://www.api4animals.org/
Animal Protection Institute, opposes animal research and xenotransplants.
CLONING
http://www.ri.bbsrc.ac.uk
Roslin Institute Online offers full information on animal cloning, including
the 1996 cloning of Dolly the sheep by somatic cell nuclear transfer.
http://www.newscientist.com
This site allows you to search for keyword "cloning" and get lots of
interesting information on the topic, including frequently asked questions.
http://www.humancloning.org
Calls itself the official site in support of human cloning. Includes
a 1999 article by Mark D. Eibert on "Cloning: Myths, Medical Benefits
and Constitutional Rights."
http://www.savingsandclone.com
Site for information on gene banking for pets and other animals.
http://www.agbiotechnet.com/topics/animal.asp
Up-to-date and past news on animal cloning.
http://www.geneletter.com/09-01-00/features/cloning2000a.html
Cloning articles by an online magazine of genetics, society and culture.
http://www.bioethics.gov/index.html
The United States government's National Bioethics Advisory Committee.
Includes their full report and commissioned papers on human cloning.
STEM CELL RESEARCH
http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/index.htm
National Institutes of Health.
http://www.bioethics.gov
National Bioethics Advisory Commission.
http://www.nih.gov/sigs/bioethics/stemcell.html
National Institutes of Health.
http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/sfrl/projects/stem/main.htm
American Association for the Advancement of Science.
http://www.stemcellresearch.org
The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics.
http://nebraskartl.org/
Nebraska Right to Life (opposes fetal cell research).
http://www.nebraskansforresearch.org
Nebraskans for Research (supports fetal cell research).
Private Companies involved in Stem Cell research:
http://www.geron.com
Geron Corporation.
http://www.neuronova.com
NeuroNova AB.
GENETIC RESEARCH
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis
Web site of the Department of United States Department of Energy,Human
Genome Project.
http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/dna_structure.htm
Web site for younger kids explaining DNA.
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