Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historical perspective / Robert H. Foote -- Activation of mammalian oocytes / Rafael A. Fissore, Jeremy Smyth, Manabu Kurokawa and Philippe Collas -- The nucleus / Fyodor D. Urnov and Alan P. Wolffe -- Nuclear reprogramming : biological and technological constraints / Kevin Eggan and Rudolf Jaenisch -- Plasticity of somatic nucleus by epigenetic reprogramming via cell hybridization / Takashi Tada, Masako Tada and M. Azim Surani -- Determinants of pluripotency in mammals / Michele Boiani and Hans R. Schöler -- Micromanipulation techniques for cloning / Raymond L. Page -- Microinsemination and nuclear transfer with male germ cells / Atsuo Ogura, Narumi Ogonuki and Kimiko Inoue -- Development of viable mammalian embryos in vitro : evolution of sequential media / David K. Gardner and Michelle Lane -- Genetic and phenotypic similarity among members of mammalian clonal sets / George E. Seidel, Jr. -- Genetic modification and cloning in mammals / Patrick W. Dunne and Jorge A. Piedrahita -- Pregnancy and neonatal care of cloned animals / Jonathan R. Hill and Pascale Chavatte-Palmer -- Donor cell type and cloning efficiency in mammals / Y. Tsunoda and Y. Kato -- Cloning of amphibians / J.B. Gurdon and J.A. Byrne -- Cloning of fish / Yuko Wakamatsu and Kenjiro Ozato -- Cloning of mice / Teruhiko Wakayama and Anthony C.F. Perry -- Cloning of rabbits / András Dinnyés, X. Cindy Tian and Xiangzhong Yang -- Nuclear transfer in swine / Randall S. Prather -- Cloning of cattle / Neal L. First, Zeki Beyhan and Jennifer D. Ambroggio -- Cell cycle regulation in cloning / Keith H.S. Campbell -- Cloning of rats / Philip Iannaccone, Michael Bader and Vasiliy Galat -- Cloning in nonhuman primates / Tanja Dominko, Calvin Simerly, Crista Martinovich and Gerald Schatten -- Nuclear transfer for stem cells / Alan Trounson -- Current research and commercial applications of cloning technology / Steven L. Stice -- Transgenic cloned goats and the production of therapeutic proteins / Esmail Behboodi, LiHow Chen, Margaret M. Destrempes, Harry M. Meade and Yann Echelard -- Ethical implications of cloning / Ronald M. Green -- Mammalian cloning : challenges for the future / R.L. Gardner.

Principles of Cloning is the first comprehensive book on animal cloning since the creation of Dolly. The contributing authors are the principal investigators on each of the animal species cloned to date, and are expertly qualified to present the state-of-the-art information in their respective areas. Editors Cibelli, Lanza and West garnered worldwide spotlight late in 2001 when their company, Advanced Cell Technology, announced the successful engineering of the world's first cloned human embryo. The trio was featured in the US News and World Report December 2001 cover story, "The First Human Clone." The book presents the basic biological mechanisms of how cloning works and progresses to discuss current and potential applications in basic biology, agriculture, biotechnology, and medicine. Key Features * First and most comprehensive book on animal cloning * Chapters written by the world' expert in each area * From the early experiments in amphibia to the latest one in mammals, everything is included in this book and told by the researcher that did it and how they did it * Basic biological mechanisms on how cloning works and all their current and potential applications * Cloning applications on basic biology, agriculture, biotechnology and medicine are included * Editors are the pioneers in the field.

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