Biotechnology and genetic engineering / Lisa Yount.

New York : Facts On File, [2004], ©2004.

316 pages ; 24 cm.

Rev. ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of the Topic -- Overview of the topic -- Issues in biotechnology and genetic engineering -- Law and biotechnology -- Chronology -- Biographical listing -- Glossary -- Guide to further research -- How to research biotechnology and genetic engineering -- Annotated bibliography -- Organizations and agencies -- Appendices -- Appendix A: Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927) -- Appendix B: Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980) -- Appendix C: Norman-Bloodsaw v. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 135 F.3d 1260 (1998) -- Appendix D: Bragdon v. Abbott, 97 U.S. 156 (1998) -- Appendix E: Excerpt from Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry Executive Summary (July 2002) -- Index -- Guide to Further Research.