Biotechnology : science, engineering, and ethical challenges for the twenty-first century / Frederick B. Rudolph and Larry V. McIntire, editors.

Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, 1996.

xv, 278 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Overview of terminology and advances in biotechnology / Kathleen S. Matthews -- Advances in cell and molecular biology / Anna Marie Skalka -- Structural biology as it applies to biotechnology / Alexander Wlodawer -- The future of biotechnology / C. Thomas Caskey -- Effect of the new biologies on health care / Eric Tomlinson -- Gene therapy : beyond genetic diseases / Savio L.C. Woo -- Tissue engineering : the union of biology and engineering / Robert M. Nerem -- Development of biopharmaceuticals : an engineering perspective / Michael Shuler -- Bioremediation : a promising technology / Gene F. Parkin -- Interactions between universities and industry / Jerome Schultz -- National Science Foundation's perspective on university-industry interaction / Neal Lane -- Conflict of interest in basic biomedical research / José E. Trías -- Patents : help or hindrance to technology transfer? / Rebecca Eisenberg -- Ensuring the ethical conduct of research : who is responsible? / Judith P. Swazey -- Misconduct : regulating and investigating scientific research / Barbara Mishkin -- Ethical decision making in a pluralistic society / Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. -- Ethical issues surrounding the new technology as applied to health care / Mark A. Rothstein -- Biotechnology applications and women's health issues / Ruth Ellen Bulger -- Comparison of U.S., European, and Japanese policies affecting pharmaceutical and biotechnology development / Louis Lasagna -- Expanding the horizons of biotechnology in the twenty-first century / M.R.C. Greenwood and Rachel E. Levinson -- The making of environmental policy decisions / Suzanne Giannini Spohn.