biotechnology

A biotechnology overview containing an introduction to the field; articles on alphabetized topics such as amino acid analyzers and sequencers, electrophoresis, and nanotechnology; information on biotechnology innovations; short biographies of approximately ninety important figures; a glossary; and an annotated list of resources.

Discusses bioethics and its effect on society, international projects, and politics.

Explains why biotechnology is a relevant and volatile issue. Begins with a history of biotechnology and its effect on agriculture, medicine, and the environment. Equal space is devoted to discussing the efforts of human-rights advocates, animal-rights advocates, and environmentalists to create definitive governmental regulations for this budding industry.

Contains over fifty alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of biotechnology and its real-world applications, focusing on topics in agriculture; and includes photographs, charts, and illustrations, sidebars, resources, and an index.

Contains over 150 entries that provide information about various aspects of biotechnology and its real-world applications, covering topics in medicine, agriculture, and industry; and includes photographs, charts, and illustrations, a time line of advances in biotechnology, sidebars, definitions, resources, and indexes.

Introduces readers to animal cells, what they are made of, and how genetic material inside cells perform their function.

Presents an examination of the issues related to the ethics of biotechnology, providing information on healthcare, agriculture, data processing, and more, considering the debates of the moral and ethical implications of each.

Addresses controversial issues inbiotechnology including crop production, animal agriculture, the growth of industry and commerce, and more.

Gives instructions for and explains the principles behind a variety of biotechnology experiments from the simple to the more difficult.