Stonebarger, Bill

Provides an introduction to biotechnology, and looks at the ways in which biotechnology and nanotechnology could change the world in the twenty-first century.

Covers the science and technology of genetic engineering, including a brief history of the science as well as the arguments for and against genetic engineering and cloning. Includes guide.

An exploration of stem cells that explains what they are, how they are cultured, and their potential medical uses, addresses ethical issues associated with them, and features interviews with pioneers in research and medical ethicists. Includes guide.

Discusses the science behind the Human Genome Project and explores how DNA research will impact human life in the future.

Explains how the birth of the U.S., the start of free-market capitalism, and the Industrial Revolution are related and discusses their impact on societies and world history.

Examines the history, current developments, future, and ethical ramifications of cloning, recombinant DNA, and gene therapy.

Traces the history of atom theory from ancient Greece to the twentieth century, and examines the structure, motion, and behavior of atoms.

Discusses the new ideas introduced in Europe during the Renaissance and Reformation, explains how they led to the philosophies of the Enlightenment, and describes the Enlightenment's influence on the American and French Revolutions as well as nonrevolutionary change in England and other countries.