Presents more than three hundred articles on genetics, ecology, physiology, animal behavior, population growth, and bioethics.

A comprehensive and authoritative two volume guide to what we know about evolutionary biology, from the origins of species to the selfish gene and beyond. Articles cover basic concepts and theories; models, methods, and findings; schools of thought; current controversies; biographies; and more. The Encyclopedia covers evolutionary thought in genetics, animal behavior, and every area of the life sciences, as well as in anthropology, psychology, linguistics, sociology, economics, medicine, philosophy, and other fields. There are hundreds of tables, charts, grtaphs, maps and other illustrations, bibliographies, cross-references and index.

Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics, 2nd edition, addressing many of the key subfields of genetics that were just in their infancy when the first edition was published. Many entries include figures to explain difficult concepts. Key terms in related areas such as biochemistry, cell, and molecular biology are also included, and there are entries that describe historical figures in genetics, providing insights into their careers anddiscoveries. Contains over 1600 articles, with many new topics and subfields covered that were in their infancy or not inexistence at the time of the first edition. Articles, written by experts in the field, not only discuss, define, and explain key elements of the field, but also provide definition of key terms, suggestions for further reading, and biographical sketches of the key people in the history of genetics.

This work describes the technology and controversy behind genetic engineering. In less than 30 years, genetic engineering has itself mutated from science fiction to science fact. With key facts and analysis, this work provides an expert guide to the very latest discoveries in genetic engineering and genetic modification and the technology's complex ethical, scientific, and economic implications.