Yount, Lisa

Presents a study of virtual reality in the twenty-first century and provides information on what it is, how it was developed, and how it is used to test urban renewal projects, in the classroom and business world, and the future of virtual reality.

A series of essays about the discovery, development, and use today of antibiotics. Presents pros and cons of antibiotic use in humans and animals.

Contains fifteen essays in which the authors provide varying perspectives on the issue of bioterrorism and how it should be combatted.

Presents an overview of issues surrounding the changing role of biotechnology and genetic engineering, and includes a chronology, brief biographies of significant individuals in the field, a glossary of terms, and a guide to further research.

Discusses the return of epidemics in modern times, possible causes, and how they are tracked and controlled.

Discusses cancer, including causes, prevention, detection, treatment, and cures.

Examines some of the ethical questions raised by the capabilities of modern science, in such areas as health care allocation, the hastening of a patient's death, the use of animals in research, and the altering of human genes.

Presents an overview of issues surrounding the changing role of biotechnology and genetic engineering, and includes a chronology, brief biographies of significant individuals in the field, a glossary of terms, and a guide to further research.

Presents twelve essays that debate issues of internet crime including cyberstalking, threats to children, hacking, cyberterrorism, and identity theft.

Contains resources for exploring the debate over animal rights, featuring an overview of animal rights history, with a chronology, and biographical profiles of important people in the field; and provides a guide to further research, including an annotated bibliography, a list of related organizations, and an index.