Part I. Overview of the topic: Issues in biotechnology and genetic engineering

The law and biotechnology

Chronology

Biographical listing

Glossary

Part II. Guide to further research: How to research biotechnology and genetic engineering

Annotated bibliography

Organizations and agencies

Part III. Appendices: Appendix A. Buck v. Bell, 274 U.S. 200 (1927)

Appendix B. Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303 (1980)

Appendix C. Norman-Bloodsaw v. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 135 F.3d 1260 (1998)

Appendix D. Bragdon v. Abbott, 97 U.S. 156 (1998)

Appendix E. Excerpt from Human cloning and human dignity: an ethical inquiry executive summary (July 2002).