“신기술은 의학, 산업, 농업 등 해당 분야를 불문하고 도입 초기에 일반 대중 사이에서 회의론을 불러일으키는 경우가 많다. 현재 보건과 환경에 관한 논쟁이 치열하게 진행되고 있는 바이오테크놀로지만큼 이러한 현상이 확연하게 관찰되는 분야도 없다.
New technologies, whether they are in medicine, industry, or agriculture, often initially generate public skepticism. Nowhere is this currently more evident than in biotechnology, where issues of health and environment are hotly debated. “

“_Introduction
_GLOBAL Challenges AND Biotechnology
_The Transforming Power of Medical Biotechnology
_Plant Biotechnology: Advances in Food, ENERGY, AND Health
_Designing Novel Materials AND Molecular Machines
_The International Rice Genome Sequencing Project: A Case Study
_The Birth of Biotechnology: Harnessing The Power of DNA
_U.S. Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology
_Glossary of Biotechnology Terms
_Bibliography & Internet RESOURCES“