| Description |
xiv, 349 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. |
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Global issues
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Global issues (Facts on File, Inc.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Focus on the United States -- Global perspective -- United States documents -- International documents -- How to research biotechnology -- Facts and figures -- Key players A to Z -- Organizations and agencies -- Annotated bibliography. |
| Summary |
Explains why biotechnology is a relevant and volatile issues. Begins with a history of biotechnology and its effect on agriculture, medicine, and the environment. Equal space is devoted to discussing the efforts of human-rights advocates, animal-rights advocates, and environmentalists to create definitive governmental regulations for this budding industry. |
| Subject |
Biotechnology -- Popular works.
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Genetic engineering -- Popular works.
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Biotechnology.
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Genetic Engineering.
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Organisms, Genetically Modified -- genetics.
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| ISBN |
9780816077847 alkaline paper |
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0816077843 alkaline paper |
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