Biotechnology and genetic engineering / Kathy Wilson Peacock ; foreword by Charles Hagedorn.

• Introduction -- Focus on the United States -- Global perspectives -- United States documents -- International documents -- How to research biotechnology -- Facts and figures -- Key players A to Z -- Organizations and agencies -- Annotated bibliography.

• Explains why biotechnology is a relevant and volatile issue. Begins with a history of biotechnology and its effect on agriculture, medicine, and the environment. Equal space is devoted to discussing the efforts of human-rights advocates, animal-rights advocates, and environmentalists to create definitive governmental regulations for this budding industry. 

Ämnesord

Biotechnology  -- Popular works. (LCSH)

Genetic engineering  -- Popular works. (LCSH)

Biotechnology.  (MeSH)

Genetic Engineering.  (MeSH)

Organisms, Genetically Modified  -- genetics. (MeSH)

Klassifikation

TP248.215 (LCC)

2010 H-239 (NLM)

QU 450 (NLM)

TP248.215 (NAL)

660.6 (DDC)

Ued (kssb/8 (machine generated))