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Biotechnology

Aldridge, Susan. The Thread of Life: The Story of Genes and Genetic Engineering. Cambridge University Press, 1996, 1998. Past, present, and future of DNA research and applications.

Drlica, Karl A. Double-Edged Sword: The Promises and Risks of the Genetic Revolution. Addison-Wesley, 1994, 1996. Emphasizes practical applications especially for consumers.

Kitcher, Philip. The Lives to Come: The Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities. Simon & Schuster, 1996. Ethical guidance on genetic issues for policymakers and concerned laypeople.

Kolata, Gina. Clone: The Road to Dolly, and the Path Ahead. Morrow, 1998. Story of how a sheep was cloned; discusses the implications.

Pence, Gregory E. Who's Afraid of Human Cloning? Rowman & Littlefield, 1998. Arguments for and against human cloning.

Reiss, Michael J., and Roger Straughan. Improving Nature? The Science and Ethics of Genetic Engineering. Cambridge University Press, 1996. Effects on humans and other species.

Steinberg, Mark L., and Sharon D. Cosloy. The Facts on File Dictionary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. Facts on File, 2000. Offers definitions of 1,600 terms from the field of biotechnology.