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Genetic engineering

Part of the Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America series
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This is a guide to the genetic engineering debate. Genetic engineering has quickly become one of the more controversial issues of our time.

The author provides a detailed history of the debate in a fair and balanced manner, using proponents' points of view to make individual cases, both pro and con.

Narrative chapters cover such topics as the Human Genome Project, gene splicing, cloning, genetically altered foods, and DNA and crime-solving.

Students and the general public will find a comprehensive survey of the genetic engineering debate.

Appendices include statements from Leon Kass and Peter Singer, two of the most prominent scholars on the subject, and a bibliography of print and electronic resources for further research.

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Greenwood Press
0313334730 / 9780313334733
Hardback
660.65
30/12/2005
United States
English
180 p. : ill.
24 cm
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