Biotechnology-the use of biological organisms and processes to provide useful products in industry and medicine-is revolutionizing our lives. From the making of cheese and wine to the production of new medicines and crops, the application of biotechnological processes to industry is wide and varied and will continue to expand in the coming decades. But no discussion of biotechnology would be complete without discussion of the ethical issues that surround this growing field. Biotechnology in the 21st Century examines the different global aspects of the biotech industry-healthcare, agriculture, data processing, and ethics-and provides the reader with the knowledge necessary to form his or her own conclusions about this exciting new field of science. Book jacket.