ethical aspects

Contains twenty-four essays that present the opposing viewpoints in genetic engineering, including how it affects society, ethical considerations, genetically modified crops, and the ability and need to regulate it.

Presents a practical guide for librarians and educators to help them address issues relating to youth and technology, and offers advice on incorporating communications technology into public school libraries.

Provides an overview of the technology and history of cloning and presents arguments for and against human cloning.

Discusses human stem cells, medical applications, commercialization of human stem cells, stem cell problems, and ethical and legal issues, and presents overviews of related topics, including eukaryote cells, recombinant DNA, gene therapy, the Belmont Report, the Gelsinger investigation, and clinical trials.

Contains twenty-six essays that provide opposing viewpoints on issues related to the U.S.-led war on Iraq in 2003, debating whether the war was justified, the role of the U.S. in Iraq, the type of government Iraq should have, and the country's prospects for the future.

Contains twenty-three essays in which authors debate issues related to medicine, discussing the problems confronting American medicine, whether alternative medicine is effectiveness, the benefits of new medical technologies, and the future of medicine.

Contains twelve essays in which the authors present opposing viewpoints on the question of whether or not abortion should be restricted.

Contains twenty-six essays in which various authors debate issues related to animal experimentation, discussing animal rights, the ethics of animal experimentation, methods of experimentation, and other options.

Contains ten articles that provide various perspectives on the issue of human embryo experimentation, exploring questions over whether the practice is beneficial and ethical, whether research should be federally funded, and whether early human embryos are human beings.

Examines both sides of the debate over whether recreational hunting is a cruel practice or a legitimate sport, discussing such aspects as gun control, animal population control, and the traditional nature of the activity.