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Germs
Beth Donovan Reh
Hardcover (Greenhaven, April 29, 2005)Presents the germ theory of disease, discussing how it was developed, the discoveries and experiments that led to its confirmation, its application to the treatment of infections, and the current problems with drug-resistant bacteria.
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Medical Imaging
Clayton Farris Naff
Hardcover (Greenhaven, Oct. 24, 2005)Chronicles the development of medical technology, discussing topics including the discovery of X-rays, and describing how types of imaging such as computed tomography and sonography function.
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Astronomy
Clay Farris Naff
Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Jan. 6, 2006)A collection of essays which present the history of astronomy, current theories about the origin of the universe, and controversies surrounding the Hubble telescope, a mission to Mars, and the existence of extraterrestrial life.
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Reproductive Technology
Clay Farris Naff
Hardcover (Greenhaven, March 24, 2006)Examines the rise of reproductive technologies; modern advances such as prenatal screening, genetic engineering, and cloning; and society's responses to and controversies over the technology.
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Cloning
Nancy Harris
Library Binding (Greenhaven Press, Aug. 20, 2004)Twenty-one signed essays and a time line cover the history of cloning, with a section devoted to Dolly the sheep, and present both sides of such controversies as whether humans should be cloned.
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Vaccines
Clay Farris Naff
Hardcover (Greenhaven, Sept. 24, 2004)Introduces what vaccines are and presents signed essays that cover their development, history, controversies, and future prospects.
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Antibiotics
Lisa Yount
Paperback (Greenhaven, Sept. 17, 2004)Presents a collection of primary and secondary source articles that cover the history of antibiotics.
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Gene Therapy
Clayton Farris Naff
Hardcover (Greenhaven, Aug. 27, 2004)Presents an anthology of signed entries that examines the concepts, history, techniques, and ethics of correcting genes that are responsible for the development of disease, with a chronology listing events from 1859 to 2003.
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Space Exploration
Nancy Harris
Hardcover (Greenhaven, Jan. 28, 2005)A collection of essays which discuss the historical background of space exploration and current controversies surrounding the benefits, expenses, and safety of both manned and unmanned flights.
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Space Exploration
Nancy Harris
Paperback (Greenhaven, Jan. 28, 2005)A collection of essays which discuss the historical background of space exploration and current controversies surrounding the benefits, expenses, and safety of both manned and unmanned flights.
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Exploring Science and Medical Discoveries - Gene Therapy
Clay Farris Naff
Hardcover (Greenhaven Press, Aug. 27, 2004)The dawn of gene therapy heralds great promise for medical progress, as well as great concern about potential abuse. This anthology charts the discoveries and the blind alleys, the bold experiments and the misguided fiascos, and the hype and hysteria along the path to gene-therapy cures.
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Exploring Science and Medical Discoveries - Cloning
Nancy Harris
Paperback (Greenhaven Press, Aug. 20, 2004)Plants have carried on complex cloning in the natural world for billions of years, but it was not until the twentieth century that scientists first began artificial cloning. This book highlights cloning from its natural origins to the present, including the early history of cloning, the cloning of the famous sheep, Dolly, current cloning controversies, and further developments in the field of cloning.