Human Cloning in the Media: From Science Fiction to Science Practice

by Kate O'Riordan, Maureen McNeil, Jenny Kitzinger, et al.

This book examines the making of human cloning as an imaginary practice and scientific fact. It explores the controversies surrounding both 'therapeutic cloning' for stem cell research and 'reproductive' cloning. The authors analyse the cultural production of cloning, how practices and representations play out in the global arena, and its transformation from science fiction to science practice. Case studies are used to illustrate key fore grounded...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415422361
• ISBN13: 9780415422369
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"