Genetic engineering : a reference handbook

✍ Scribed by LeVine, Harry

Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Year: 1999
Tongue: English
Leaves: 254
Series: Contemporary world issues.
Edition: 1
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

"Genetic Engineering: A Reference Handbook presents a complete overview of this pressing topic, including key background material for understanding the science; a historical account of genetic engineering; biographical sketches of leading contributors; data and documents central to the debate; a glossary that explains technical terms; and resources for those who wish to delve deeper into the subject."--Jacket.

✦ Table of Contents

Overview of Genetic Engineering. What is Genetic Engineering and Why Is it Important Today? Genetic Engineering and Health --
A Revolution in Medicine. Genetic Engineering of Food. Biomanufacturing. Bioremediation --
Environmental Restoration. International Impact of Genetic Engineering. Predictions about Genetic Engineering. What Can Be Done? --
2. Chronology of Genetic Engineering --
3. Biographical Sketches. William French Anderson. Paul Berg. Herbert Wayne Boyer. Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty. John William Coleman. Francis Sellers Collins. Francis Harry Compton Crick. Rosalind Franklin. Albert Gore, Jr. Leroy E. Hood. Edward Moore Kennedy. Michael Martin. Barbara McClintock. Louis Pasteur. Jeremy Rifkin. Marian Lucy Rivas. Maxine Frank Singer. Robert Swanson. J. Craig Venter. James Dewey Watson --
4. Facts, Data, and Opinion. Statistical Data. Genetic Engineering as a Business. Medical Applications. Agriculture and Manufacturing. Bioremediation. Ethics. Human Cloning --
5. Directory of Organizations and their Publications --
6. Selected Print Resources. Books. U.S. Government Publications. Nongovernment Reports. Periodicals and Newsletters. Directories --
7. Selected Nonprint Resources. Videocassettes. Slide Sets. Computer Programs and Other Electronic Resources. Databases. Internet Sources on Genetic Engineering.

✦ Subjects

Genetic engineering Handbooks manuals etc SCIENCE Biotechnology

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