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Genetic engineering : progress or peril? / Linda Tagliaferro.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Pro/ConPublication details: [Minneapolis] : Lerner Publications, c1997.Description: 128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0822526107 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 576.5/0724 21
LOC classification:
  • QH442 .T326 1997
Partial contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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

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