Keywords
- Bioethics
- Biomedical engineering
- Biotechnology
- Cloning
- Genetic Engineering - Ethics
- Genetics
- Genomics
- Human Genome Project
- Medical genetics
- Molecular biology
Personal Genome Project
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Websites
- Human Genome Project Information Begun formally in 1990, the U.S. Human Genome Project was a 13-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health.
- The National Science Foundation International Patenting Trends in Biotechnology: Genetic Engineering
Definition
“The manipulation of genes through the use of recombinant DNA techniques for the purpose of modifying the function of a gene or genes for a specific purpose." - Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, 2006
Narrowing the topic
- Are the benefits of genetic engineering greater than the potential harm?
- Can genetic engineering improve health? Quality of life?
- What role does ethics have in scientific research?
- What is the Human Genome Project?
- What is recombinant DNA?
- What is Iceland's Decode project and what is its significance?
Reference Books
Genetic Engineering - David Haugen and Susan Musser, editors
Call Number: Reference Desk REF QH442.G446 2009
ISBN/ISSN: 0737743689
Facts on File Dictionary of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering - Steinberg, Mark
Call Number: REF TP248.16.S84 2006
ISBN/ISSN: 0816063516
Genetic Engineering - Torr, James
Call Number: Reference Desk REF QH442.G44315 2009
ISBN/ISSN: 0737732857
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