biotechnology

Provides examples of bioengineering at work including homeostasis, biological and artificial control systems, diagnostic imaging, prostheses, biomaterials, environmental engineering, and more.

Examines the history of biopharmaceuticals, the ins and outs of the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, and the future of the field.

Presents profiles of men and women the author calls "biopunks," people who are working outside the scientific and medical establishment to conduct DNA research.

A collection of thirteen opposing essays debating issues related to genetically modified food. Includes organizations to contact.

Examines genetic engineering, explores the field of molecular biology, discusses DNA and its importance to genetic engineering, and looks at the field of biotechnology and how genetic engineering can be applied to such problems as producing vegetarian cheese or cleaning up the environment.

The field of biotechnology continues to grow as technology continues to become a large part of the medical and environmental field. Comments from people in the industry current statistics and forecasts and realistic descriptions provide a useful look at biotechnology fields including jobs in biochemistry epidemiology and microbiology and biofuels.

A hotly debated topic in America today. Issues such as decisions about genetic testing to screen for disease susceptibility and the implications for tests results; whether to permit cloning of human organs and the moral dilemma of "playing God"; and the advisability of raising genetically modified crops are discussed in coffee shops and classsrooms across the nation.