The chief topic of this category is genetic engineering, the set of techniques used to alter the genetic material of a living cell or organism.
Recommended Resources
Global Change.com's arguments against cloning; featuring videos, educational and informative articles, as well as an ebook against animal and human cloning.
http://www.globalchange.com/noclones.htm
The American Society of Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH) is a non-profit professional organization of individuals, and institutions interested in bioethics and humanities of genetic engineering.
http://www.asbh.org/
The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity (CBHD) is a non-profit organization which provides news, information, and other resources on genetic engineering.
http://www.cbhd.org/
The Center for Bioethics is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing scholarly and public understanding of ethical, legal, moral and public policy issues as they pertain to genetic engineering.
http://www.bioethics.net/
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) is a non-profit public interest and environmental advocacy membership organization which challenges harmful food production technologies and promotes sustainable alternatives.
http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org/
The Centre for Law & Genetics provides information resources on the commercialization of genetics in recent years, and its moral and legal consequences.
http://www.lawgenecentre.org/
The Clone Rights United Front is a non-profit organization which supports reproductive human cloning. Web site provides information, as well as extensive resources into the political debate.
http://www.clonerights.com/
The American Association for the Advancement of Science's cloning policy brief is a summary of the human cloning issue, including information from the media, and groups from both sides of the debate.
http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/briefs/cloning/
Council for Responsible Genetics
The Council for Responsible Genetics (CRG) works through the media and concerned citizens to distribute accurate information with the hopes of fostering public debate about the social, ethical and environmental implications of genetic technologies.
http://www.gene-watch.org/
ePup.net is an online resource of informative articles and current news on cloning companies, the technology, as well as the moral and ethical debates.
http://www.epup.net
GE Food Alert (GEFA) is a group of food safety, consumer, environmental and agricultural organizations campaigning against the use of genetically engineered crops in food without truth in labelling or independent testing.
http://www.gefoodalert.org/
GEAN - Genetic Engineering Action Network
GEAN is a network of almost 100 organizations from across the USA working to resist genetic engineering in agriculture, providing a wide range of support, from national and regional conferences, strategy advice, and trainings for emerging grassroots campaigns.
http://www.geaction.org/
Genetic Engineering.org is a non-profit organization which promotes genetic engineering technologies through informative and educational articles.
http://www.geneticengineering.org/
Genome Explorations researches into gene and genotyping projects at their GLP laboratories starting with experimental design indepth analysis.
http://www.genome-explorations.com/
The German Genetrap Consortium (GGTC) provides a reference library of gene trap sequence tags (GTST) from insertional mutations generated in mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells.
http://tikus.gsf.de/
GMO Compass presents unbiased information about the benefits and risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Web site makes an essential contribution to the GMO debate within the European Union.
http://www.gmo-compass.org/
Hawaii Organic Farmers Association
Hawaii Organic Farmers Association (HOFA) seeks to protect the life of the land and the health of its community through education. HOFA also believes that the fragile ecosystem can be enhanced through the development of certified organic farms.
http://www.hawaiiorganicfarmers.org/
The Human Cloning Foundation is a non-profit organization promoting education, awareness, and research with emphasis on the possible rewards of genetic engineering and human cloning.
http://www.humancloning.org/
The University of Montreal's Human Genetics project. Web site contains a wide range of educational information, as well as current policy statements and government trends related to human genetics in Canada and around the world.
http://www.humgen.umontreal.ca/
International Association of Bioethics
The International Association of Bioethics is a non-profit organization which promotes the ethical and moral research and experimentation as it pertains to genetic engineering.
http://www.bioethics-international.org/
Macrogen offers customized transgenic mouse developing services to scientists in the field of biomedical research. Web site features information about the DNA Chip using the microarray method.
http://www.macrogen.com/
The National Information Resource on Ethics and Human Genetics (NIREHG) is a comprehensive resource of journals and other publications reporting on the research into the ethical aspects of genetic engineering.
http://bioethics.georgetown.edu/nirehg/
The Northwest Resistance Against Genetic Engineering, or NW RAGE, is a non-profit organization which seeks to blend science and agriculture without the use of genetic engineering or modification practices.
http://www.nwrage.org/
An invaluable Resource Center on Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology; find Local, State, and National News, Events, and Green Businesses.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/gelink.cfm
The Roslin Institute is a non-profit organization providing research in molecular and quantitative genetics of farm animals. The Roslin Institute is also where Dolly the sheep was reportedly cloned by Dr. Wilmut in 1996.
http://www.roslin.ac.uk/
SAFeAGE seeks the government of South Africa to introduce a minimum five-year freeze on the growing of genetically engineered (GE) crops for commercial purposes or in field trials.
http://www.safeage.org/
An informative web site covering the issues and industry standards surrounding Genetic Engineering, especially that of Food.
http://www.safe-food.org/
Taconic is a commercial supplier of transgenic, inbred, outbred and hybrid mice and rats. Web site provides information about the various laboratory services for transgenic animal research.
http://www.taconic.com/
Tennessee Mouse Genome Consortium
The Tennessee Mouse Genome Consortium promotes mouse models for human genetic diseases; models which serve as subjects for the study of gene function.
http://tnmouse.org/
The Hastings Center is a non-profit organization exploring the ethical questions and moral obligations of genetic engineering and the environment.
http://www.thehastingscenter.org/
Tosk offers a transgenic rodent production service. Web site includes an overview of production, and information about advantages of the service, and a detailed pricing list.
http://www.tosk.com/
The Union of Concerned Scientists works to ensure that all people have clean air and energy, as well as safe and sufficient food.
http://www.ucsusa.org/
