We add frequently new links that you can check in the What's New section. Go to Add a Site to let others know. Receive Email Updates of the new links added to the directory in the last week. In Biotechnology Unzipped, scientist and skilled science popularizer Eric Grace helps readers understand what biotechnology is and what implications it holds for all of us. This book uses everyday metaphors to help readers understand the genetic code and how it works to produce every form of life.
Grace deals frankly with the reality that biotechnology is first and foremost a commercial activity.
Focusing on the ethical implications, he looks at the scope of public opinion, the role of the media, the vulnerability of the poor to exploitation, and the problem of patenting life itself.