Tagliaferro, Linda.

Genetic engineering : progress or peril? / Linda Tagliaferro. - [Minneapolis] : Lerner Publications, c1997. - 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. - Pro/Con .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-124), glossary, and index.

What is genetic engineering? -- Transgenetic plants : seeds of hope or discontent? -- Transgenetic animals -- Engineering humans -- Should we patent life? -- Who should regulate genetic engineering? -- Our genetic future.

Discusses current and potential uses of genetic engineering in fields such as medicine, criminal investigation, and agriculture and examines some of the ethical questions involved.

Young Adult

0822526107 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

95025667 /AC


Genetic engineering--Juvenile literature.
Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects--Juvenile literature.
Bioethics--Juvenile literature.
Genetic engineering.
Bioethics.
Genetic engineering.
Genetic engineering--Ethical aspects.
Bioethics.

QH442 / .T326 1997

576.5/0724