A portrait of adolescence at that hinge moment in life when self-knowledge brings intimations of one's destiny. Kathy has a reunion with two childhood friends. Together they indulge in a nostalgic odyssey into their lives at Halisham, an isolated country school in the English countryside, and subsequently they learn the truth about their childhoods.
An introduction to cloning that explains the science behind cloning cells, people, and animals and discusses its medical, legal, and ethical ramifications.
adventures in the new world of reproductive technology
Andrews, Lori B.
1999
Discusses the ethical and legal ramifications of reproductive technology and the motives and methods of doctors and scientists who are conducting research in such areas as cloning, in vitro fertilization, and gene manipulation.
In a future where every U.S. citizen has an imprisoned clone to fulfill their medical needs, Ray is asked by an old friend to help hide an escaped clone, who happens to be a clone of himself.
Presents the first report of the President's Council on Bioethics, established by President George W. Bush to advise him on bioethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology, focusing on the scientific and ethical ramifications of human cloning.