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A complete overview of genetic engineering, including important background information to help readers understand this important and often controversial scientific topic.

Genetic Engineering presents a complete overview of this pressing topic, including key background material for understanding the science; a historical account of genetic engineering; biographical sketches of leading contributors; data and documents central to the debate; a glossary that explains technical terms; and resources for those who wish to delve deeper into the subject.

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CHOICE Review

LeVine (Univ. of Kentucky) has significantly updated his first edition (1999) with additions that enhance the book's utility as a reference source. This volume is a thorough, efficiently packaged overview of the complicated, rapidly changing field of genetic engineering. New chapters are titled "Problems, Controversies, and Solutions" and "Worldwide Perspective." An expanded introductory overview provides fuller discussions of cloning, gene-mapping technologies, and bioinformatics. References for all chapters are updated, citing publications since 1999. The chronology and brief biographical profiles also show evidence of revision. For example, the chronology includes genome-mapping milestones such as the announcement in 2000 of initial sequencing of the human genome. Dates of death have been added for two people in the biographical section, and many additional tables appear in the collected statistics on facts and opinion. The author wisely emphasizes background material, as listings of print, nonprint, Internet, and organizational resources tend to become quickly dated, and readers can rely on the Web to help them locate current, relevant supplementary materials. A few inoperable links appear in this volume's Internet source list. A thorough table of contents, complete indexing, and a useful glossary add value. This excellent resource is appropriate for readers ranging from high school students to businesspeople and policy makers seeking an introduction to scientific, business, industrial, and ethical aspects of genetic engineering. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. All levels. F. G. Shrode Utah State University

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Further volumes in the Contemporary World Issues series.

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Harry LeVine III is an associate research fellow in neuroscience therapeutics at Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research in Ann Arbor, MI, and an adjunct biochemistry faculty member at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, MI.