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Biotechnology:

Science, Engineering, and Ethical Challenges for the 21st Century

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Size: 296 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1996


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Biotechnology is rapidly advancing in laboratories, raising serious issues for scientists and nonscientists alike. Who will decide what is safe? Who will have access to our personal genetic information? What are the risks? Biotechnology offers straightforward explanations of basic science ...
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"Experts from science, law, industry, and government tackle a cross-section of emerging biotech issues." Business Horizons, March-April 1998
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Biotechnology is rapidly advancing in laboratories, raising serious issues for scientists and nonscientists alike. Who will decide what is safe? Who will have access to our personal genetic information? What are the risks? Biotechnology offers straightforward explanations of basic science and provides insight into these questions.

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"Experts from science, law, industry, and government tackle a cross-section of emerging biotech issues." Business Horizons, March-April 1998

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