Wittenstein, Vicki O.

Examines the history of, principal players in, and politics surrounding the issues of reproductive control and family planning methods.

Infants deprived of vitamins; prisoners infected with malaria; pregnant women fed radioactive iron. Medical advancement has not come without human suffering. Includes critical thinking questions.

Profiles the work of astronomer Geoff Marcy, who has discovered more than half of all known extrasolar planets. Outlines the techniques researchers use to detect planets outside our solar system and includes a glossary and full-color photographs and illustrations.