Dossier spécial
BBC offers a poll with a short but comprehensive heading presenting the last news and the problem, and then you can read people’s reactions, and add your own:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/2610993.stm
PBS has also started a site on the subject, where students can read interesting comments in « can we? » and « should we? » and the « science sidebar » offers definition of all the technical terms in simple words. This site will interest all students, and will be especially useful to those studying biology.
http://www.pbs.org/fredfriendly/ourgenes/should_we.html
CNN offers a full chronology of cloning and in « related » you will find an ***excellent animation showing the details of the cloning process. There is also a short description of the Raelian movement (don’t forget it originates from France!) But remember that CNN videos are not longer on free access…
http://europe.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/01/04/human.cloning.chrono.reut/
On CNN Europe, you can find an article entitled : « One shouldn’t do this! » and in « related » three interactive sites : a chronology, the above mentioned description of the cloning process, and « cloning for treatment »
http://europe.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/12/27/clones.ethics.legal/
CBS also has a special report page with interactive presentation of the DNA story and several videos of the news.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/06/tech/main505541.shtml
The Guardian features an article on how the law can be turned to allow human cloning
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/homeaffairs/story/0,11026,868947,00.html
don’t miss the links at the end, especially the link to the special report about ethics of genetics
http://www.guardian.co.uk/genes/0,2759,395698,00.html
like CNN, it offers a flash animation on how cloning is done:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,534450,00.html
and another one on the genome project:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,534450,00.html
The Tribune of India features a long article with a drawing of the cloning process
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030102/science.htm#1
the article has an interesting structure, with the traditional for and against parts, « last but not least » and the risks with lots of « may ».
ABC News from Australia stresses the fact that South Korea offered its help:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/nat/newsnat-5jan2003-67.htm
the EU also presents an article about the position of Chirac and some other EU countries:
http://dbs.cordis.lu/cgi-bin/srchidadb?CALLER=NHP_EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=EN_RCN_ID:19485
The address of the Raelian cloning company is : http://www.clonaid.com but I wouldn’t encourage you to visit it or give more publicity to this very small religious sect which has already got more than really deserved through this fantastic « coup de pub »!
If you want to tackle religious issues, I would rather advise you to use this interesting and moderate article from the Jamaica Observer presenting the muslim position in a comment of the AFP news from Cairo (Egypt):
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/html/20021230T020000-0500_37338_OBS_MUSLIM_SCHOLARS_GRAPPLE_WITH_HUMAN_CLONING_ISSUE.asp
