Title |
Genetic engineering : modern progress or future peril? / Linda Tagliaferro. |
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Imprint |
Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2010. |
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CCQ - Lusail Female Library
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QH442 |
Available |
CCQ - Lusail Male Library
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QH442 |
Available |
Description |
160 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. |
Series |
USA today's debate : voices and perspectives |
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USA today's debate.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-155) and index. |
Contents |
What is genetic engineering? -- Transgenic plants -- Transgenic animals -- Engineering humans -- The new eugenics? -- The cloning controversy -- Should we patent life? -- Who should regulate genetic engineering? |
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. |
Subject |
Genetic engineering.
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Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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ISBN |
9780761340812 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) |
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0761340815 |
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