Media glare takes toll on Dolly's 'dad.'(impact of publicity on Roslin Institute's Ian Wilmut)
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The Roslin Institute, Scotland, has produced a cloned sheep called Dolly, which has attracted publicity for the institute and for Ian Wilmut whose team created Dolly. Wilmut was chosen to front the team and has received offers to speak in the UK and abroad since the cloning. He sees this as likely to help with obtaining funds. He is concerned about the idea of human cloning, which he argues would probably be carried out for selfish reasons. A child killed in an accident could be cloned, but the new child would be a different person bearing the burden of adults' expectations.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Eco-cop and the gene bandits
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Environmental campaigner George Monbiot, an Oxford University zoology graduate, explains that he is both fascinated and worried by what is going on in laboratories. He draws a parallel between the Human Genome Diversity Programme and Joseph Mengele's experiments in Nazi Germany. He feels that science is concentrating too heavily on molecular biology and genetics and ignoring the real issues. Monbiot is extremely concerned about the way in which Britain does not take decisions on ethical issues affecting science until after the technology has become available.
Publication Name: Times Higher Education Supplement
Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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Gene junction takes off at airport
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A new shop to be opened at Manchester Airport, England, in February 1996 will give passengers the opportunity to browse and learn more about genetics via a series of information leaflets and interactive displays. The Gene Shop, which is being funded by a grant of Ecu180,000 from the European Union, is a joint venture between the University of Central Lancashire's centre for professional ethics and geneticist Maurice Super, who wants to increase the public's understanding of important public health issues.
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Subject: Education
ISSN: 0049-3929
Year: 1997
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