Genetic Engineering (Introducing Issues With Opposing Viewpoints)

Friedman, Lauri S.

ISBN 10: 0737756802 ISBN 13: 9780737756807

Publisher: Greenhaven Press, 2011

Synopsis

Inspired by the acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series, this series helps readers gain an awareness of current issues and develop critical thinking skills by presenting a wealth of information on contemporary issues in a colorful, easy-to-read format.; ; In addition to pro/con articles, each Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints volume includes appealing features designed to help students understand the complexities of current issues: Full-color photographs, charts, graphs, and cartoons supplement t

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Grade 9 Up-A collection of articles by specialists in many related occupations. Each essay begins with an introduction to the author and questions to consider while reading it and ends with a periodical bibliography. Each chapter presents a question, the first being "How Will Genetic Engineering Affect Society?" The next chapter explores the ethical implications. The third asks how genetic engineering affects food and agriculture and the final section discusses how it should be regulated. The essays are comprehensive and thought-provoking. DNA discoverer James D. Watson argues that restrictions should not be placed on genetic research. Brian Halweil, a staff researcher at the Worldwatch Institute, discusses how genetically engineered food will not help to end world hunger, while Nobel prize-winner Norman Borlaug disagrees. A useful update to Carol Wekesser's Genetic Engineering (Greenhaven, 1996; o.p.).
Maren Ostergard, Bellevue Regional Library, WA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Greenhaven Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0737756802
• ISBN 13: 9780737756807
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144