Cloning of Pig Continues; Advancements Begun by Cloning Journal Editor-in-Chief, Ian Wilmut.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K LARCHMONT, N.Y.--(BW HealthWire)--March 15, 2000 The cloning of a pig, which continues the advancement of technology that began last year with the cloning a lamb, Dolly, by Ian Wilmut, Ph.D., moves ethical issues of reproductive biology and policy considerations back to center stage, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Mary Ann Liebert, publisher of the peer-reviewed journal peer-reviewed journal Refereed journal Academia A professional journal that only publishes articles subjected to a rigorous peer validity review process. Cf Throwaway journal. , Cloning, which is the only peer-reviewed Journal dedicated to the field. Dr. Wilmut is the editor-in-chief of this journal, which is published both in print and online by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (http://www.liebertpub.com). "This is one of the most exciting areas of biological research," continued Mary Ann Liebert. "This latest advancement has enormous promise for biology and medicine. It is truly at the forefront of what we call millennium medicine. Technology often advances before complex ethical dilemmas are resolved and policy determined," said Ms. Liebert. "Dr. Wilmut recognized early on the need for a journal dedicated to the science of cloning that would also provide a forum for the ethical and policy issues that would emerge as such work moves forward." PPL PPL - Polymorphic Programming Language. An interactive, extensible language, based on APL, from Harvard University. ["Some Features of PPL - A Polymorphic Programming Language", T.A. Standish, SIGPLAN Notices 4(8) (Aug 1969)]. Therapeutics, a Scottish company, announced that five healthy baby piglets were born on March 5, cloned from an adult sow. PPL is the same group that produced Dolly, working with nuclear transfer cloning technology created by the Roslin Institute. The objectives of Dr. Wilmut's research group are to understand mechanisms which regulate early embryo development and to use that knowledge to establish methods for the multiplication and genetic modification of animals. Biomedical bi·o·med·i·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to biomedicine. 2. Of, relating to, or involving biological, medical, and physical sciences. applications of the nuclear transfer procedure include the provision of organs for xenotransplantation xen·o·trans·plan·ta·tion n. The surgical transfer of cells, tissues, or especially whole organs from one species to another. xenotransplantation , the derivation of human cells for therapy and the cloning and modification of animals in agriculture. Cloning, a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, covers all aspects of cloning research and applications. The Journal publishes scientific papers on original investigations into cellular and molecular biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller of de-differentiating embryonic stem cells and methods of genetic modifications of animals including germ line germ line n. Cells from which gametes are derived. gene therapy in humans. Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. is a privately-held publisher of cutting-edge biomedical journals, books and newsletters, with leading publications including Genetic Engineering News, Tissue Engineering, Human Gene Therapy, and e-biomed: the journal of regenerative medicine. For more information or to subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; Cloning, visit http://www.liebertpub.com, or call 914-834-3100, ext. 613. |
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