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      2017., Greenhaven Pub. Call No: 576.5   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "As scientists continue to make genetic breakthroughs, society inches ever closer to confronting the stuff horror movies are made of. Cloning a mourned pet is simply strange, but the thought of human cloning is terrifying. Manipulating genes to reduce genetic disease is encouraging only until we consider the ethical implications of potentially creating a master race. Genetically engineering crops and animals can address many problems like disease, climate change, and world hunger, but altering the environment could have catastrophic results for Earth. Articles presenting these issues from persuasive points of view help readers' understanding the controversies surrounding genetic engineering today"--Provided by the publisher.
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      c2004, Benchmark Books Call No: 660.6 5    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Open for debateSummary Note: Discusses the use of genetic engineering in plants and animals, and the hopes spurred by the mapping of human DNA by the Human Genome Project as well as the controversy over using stem cells for disease research.
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      2019., Lucent Press Call No: 174.23 DEN    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Hot topicsSummary Note: "For years, scientists have been genetically modifying plants and animals to increase their potential as food, and the ethics of this have long been debated. Discussions about genetically modified organisms, GMOs, take place often on social media and in the news. Readers are prepared to take part in these discussions as they learn what genetic engineering is, how it is done, and what the future of GMOs looks like. They are also encouraged to think critically about the pros and cons of modifying genetics. Graphs, full-color photographs, sidebars, and annotated quotes from experts broaden readers' understanding of this controversial topic"--Provided by the publisher.
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      c2010, Pre-adolescent, Crabtree Pub. Call No: 660.6 5    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Let's relate to geneticsSummary Note: Discusses the discovery and application of genetic engineering, covering fields it has influenced, such as medicine and agriculture, and examines debates about cloning.
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      2021., Adolescent, Dutton Books Call No: SCIENCE FICTION FIC JOH    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: After escaping her abusive family's interstellar merchant ship, seventeen-year-old Pendt lands on a remote space station run by the Brannick twins, and together they make plans to thwart the destinies they never wanted.
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      2011., Adolescent, Little, Brown Call No: Science fiction FIC PATTERSON   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Maximum Ride   Volume: bk. 7Summary Note: Heartbroken after her best friend and soul mate, Fang, leaves her flock, Maximum Ride begins to believe the evil scientists trying to convince her she needs to save the world, and that Dylan, the newest member of her flock, is her perfect mate.
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      2011, Adolescent, Little, Brown Call No: [Fic]   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:2 of 2     At Location(s) Series Title: Maximum Ride novelSummary Note: Heartbroken after her best friend and soul mate, Fang, leaves her flock, Maximum Ride begins to believe the evil scientists trying to convince her she needs to save the world, and that Dylan, the newest member of her flock, is her perfect mate.
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      2011., Pre-adolescent, Little, Brown Call No: Mystery   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Heartbroken after her best friend and soul mate, Fang, leaves her flock, Maximum Ride begins to believe the evil scientists trying to convince her she needs to save the world, and that Dylan, the newest member of her flock, is her perfect mate.
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      2006, c2005., Juvenile, Warner Vision Books Call No: FIC PATTERSON   Edition: 1st mass market ed.    Availability:2 of 2     At Location(s) Summary Note: After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "bird kids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.
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      2007., Juvenile, Little, Brown Call No: Sci Fi Fic Patterson Book 1   Edition: 1st pbk. ed.    Genre: Science Fiction Availability:2 of 2     At Location(s) Series Title: Maximum Ride   Volume: no. 1Summary Note: After the mutant Erasers, who work for the School, abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids" take off in pursuit on a rescue mission. These are the kids who escaped from the School and are the result of genetic experimentation, and who are struggling to understand their own origins and purpose in the world.
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      c2005., Little, Brown Call No: SCI-FI F PAT   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Maximum Ride   Volume: 1Summary Note: After the mutant Erasers abduct the youngest member of their group, the "birdkids," who are the result of genetic experimentation, take off in pursuit and find themselves struggling to understand their own origins and purpose.