Welcome to the Research Agenda!
This page contains my Annotated Bibliographies which I'll be using to keep track of several sources and articles over the course of writing my scicomm article. Take a look!
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There are two sections.
1. Scicomm Article Research Studies
2. "Problem" Bibliography
Scicomm Article Research Studies
1. Birth of clones of the world’s first cloned dog.
Kim, M.J., Oh, H.J., Kim, G.A. et al. Birth of clones of the world’s first cloned dog. Sci Rep 7, 15235 (2017). (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f0J9ZBVkyy37DvYGiQoU1EDG1Fqbyx9-/view?usp=sharing)
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This article, titled “Birth of clones of the world’s first cloned dog” was written by lead researcher Min Jung Kim of the Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology at the College of Veterinary Medicine of Seoul National University. It was published in the journal Scientific Reports. It details the use of SCNT, or somatic cell nuclear transfer, in the process of creating clones of the world’s first cloned dog, that being Snuppy the Afghan Hound. The results describe how despite being clones of a clone, the three surviving reclones exhibited no irregularities that could not otherwise be attributed to their breed. These findings bear great significance as they dispel the notion that a cloned animal might suffer from unforeseeable disease or disorder, thus paving the way for further research. This article will serve as the basis for my scicomm article, allowing me to introduce the idea of dog cloning by mentioning later products of the original cloned dog.
2. Health and temperaments of cloned working dogs.
Kim MJ, Oh HJ, Hwang SY, Hur TY, Lee BC. Health and temperaments of cloned working dogs. J Vet Sci. 2018 Sep 30;19(5):585-591. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2018.19.5.585. PMID: 29929355; PMCID: PMC6167335.
(https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ec11biHXox2jJDtKiXaehHZf3-F4cAep/view?usp=sharing)
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This article, titled “Health and temperaments of cloned working dogs” was also written by lead researcher Min Jung Kim of the Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology at the College of Veterinary Medicine of Seoul National University. It was published in the Journal of Veterinary Science. The article was written to detail the process by which Kim and his team expressly applied SCNT cloning technology to more efficiently create working dogs. The results then describe both the health and temperament of these cloned work dogs, finding they have similar life spans when compared to non-clones. As such, the researchers believe that by using SCNT, scientists can hope to achieve more perfected “elite” working dogs. This is important in the context of the article as it is one specific application of SCNT that could greatly benefit society. It should also be noted that this study cites the previous study in this bibliography, “Birth of clones of the world’s first cloned dog.”
3. Birth of viable female dogs produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer.
G. Jang, M.K. Kim, H.J. Oh, M.S. Hossein, Y.H. Fibrianto, S.G. Hong, J.E. Park, J.J. Kim, H.J. Kim, S.K. Kang, D.Y. Kim, B.C. Lee, Birth of viable female dogs produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer, Theriogenology, Volume 67, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 941-947, ISSN 0093-691X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.11.006. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_RHxrBbfF7YzXn5gfSqc8-hXzBTRzXe9/view?usp=sharing)
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This article, titled “Birth of viable female dogs produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer” was also written by lead researcher Goo Jang of the Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology at the College of Veterinary Medicine of Seoul National University. It was published by Elsevier. This article details the absence of viable female clones of dogs and what Jang’s team did in hopes to address this absence. The same SCNT technique was utilized in the creation of female clones and the researchers beheld three healthy female puppies, all of which were identical in genes to their cell donor. The significance of this research lies in the ability for scientists to not only clone male dogs, but also female dogs, opening up even more opportunities for perfecting dog breeds and preserving the genes of specialized work dogs. Given that the methods are the same and the research originates from the same department at SNU, I found this article to be a fitting addition to my writing.
"Problem" Bibliography
1. Should you clone your dog?
Klein, A. (2018, September 3). Should you clone your dog? biology article for Students: Scholastic Science World Magazine. Scholastic Science World. (https://scienceworld.scholastic.com/issues/2018-19/090318/should-you-clone-your-dog.html?language=english)
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“Should You Clone Your Dog,” written by Andrew Klein is a brief article aimed at students which discusses the ethical predicament that cloning presents. I chose this article because it specifically tackles the question of whether or not one should clone their dog if given the choice. The article is primarily focused on consumer applications of cloning, such as the cloning of a since-passed beloved family dog.
2. Ethical issues in Animal Cloning.
Fiester, A. (2005). Ethical issues in Animal Cloning. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, 48(3), 328–343. (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GKfS2dVYFrFl1Pl0o7GJoNvUZbROroGe/view?usp=sharing)
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“Ethical issues in Animal Cloning,” written by Autumn Fiester is a scientific journal which tackles the moral quandaries of cloning in a more broadly scientific sense. It handles the question of cloning without particular focus on dogs, but I chose this article because the arguments within apply just as much to dogs as they would to any other animal.
3. Insights from one thousand cloned dogs.
Olsson, P. O., Jeong, Y. W., Jeong, Y., Kang, M., Park, G. B., Choi, E., Kim, S., Hossein, M. S., Son, Y.-B., & Hwang, W. S. (2022). Insights from one thousand cloned dogs. Scientific Reports, 12(1). (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VO_JT8aXqyNjHVM6-Tg5VHQe9u1R4V69/view?usp=sharing)
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“Insights from one thousand cloned dogs,” written by Professor Olof Olsson is a scientific journal describing results from observing one thousand dogs, all of which were created through cloning. I chose this article because the vast amount of data collected in the experiment disproves one of the major arguments against cloning; that is, the notion that cloned animals suffer from shortened life spans are higher susceptibility to disease. This is because the results found demonstrate no such patterns in cloned dogs, allowing me to prove that this is not a problem that cloned dogs face.
"Solution" Bibliography
1. Ethics and Cloning.
Häyry, Matti. “Ethics and Cloning.” British medical bulletin 128.1 (2018): 15–21. Web. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D70_aqufAUgFYMbVyBXSKpHyDmyLguXp/view?usp=sharing
I selected this article because it strictly goes in depth about the ethics of cloning and the various places that demand our attention. Having been written in 2018, it also has a relatively modern and well informed viewpoint, with cloning technology having been much more developed by that year.
2. Research Cloning, Ethics, and Public Policy.
LeRoy Walters ,Research Cloning, Ethics, and Public Policy. Science299,1661-1661(2003).DOI:10.1126/science.299.5613.1661b https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qgHxKbGynxOZLx162WmGFoFZcZBvyboh/view?usp=sharing
This is a brief article detailing a ban on human cloning passed by the U.S. House of Representatives in 2003. It then examines the ramifications of such a ban and whether or not it was productive in protecting and upholding ethical values.
3. Creating Fido's Twin Can Pet Cloning Be Ethically Justified?
FIESTER, A. (2005), Creating Fido's Twin Can Pet Cloning Be Ethically Justified?. Hastings Center Report, 35: 34-39. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I9tfUVQ2yuiYG9v-45fXaaEQDCSgcFMy/view?usp=sharing
This article, titled “Creating Fido's Twin Can Pet Cloning Be Ethically Justified,” describes the moral nuances of cloning, displaying both sides of the argument in great length.