biotechnology

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.

Christian Tamara Mack balks when her bosses at GeneSys order her to transform deadly botulin into an airborne particle, unwittingly setting off a deadly chain of events that requires the expertise of Ethan Hamilton and his counter-cyberterrorism team to stop.

Describes the history of plant biotechnology; its science, covering DNA, genes, and protein; purposes for which plants have been modified; and the controversy over genetically modified organisms, identifying myths and discussing risk management.

Presents a guide to understanding biotechnology, reviewing the history of the field from ancient times to the twenty-first century. Includes a time line and glossary.

Presents a guide to understanding biotechnology, featuring alphabetically arranged entries that examine the lives and accomplishments of important people in the field. Includes a time line and glossary.