The benefits of biotechnology are coupled with limitations, however, and a gamut of social, economic, ethical, and legal issues surround its technical issues. Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology is a comprehensive reference work on the ethical, legal, and policy issues involved in biotechnology. The editorial team of Thomas Murray and Maxwell Mehlman, bring together leading experts from a variety of fields to describe the issues, analyze their implications, and present public policy options. A two volume set, Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology is the fourth and final encyclopedia in the Wiley Biotechnology Encyclopedias series. It contains 112 entries arranged in alphabetical order.
Related entries are cross-referenced and each entry includes a list of sources.
All of the entries have undergone peer review by two independent reviewers. With the completion of the Human Genome Project, the Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology addresses the issues a growing cadre of scientists and scholars are struggling to understand. The discussions surrounding these questions and others are authoritative, timely, and practical. A wide array of scientists and professionals as well as students, policy-makers and physicians in both academia and industry will find Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Biotechnology and indispensable and time saving reference work. Locating topics is quick and easy with alphabetical organization and a detailed index.