Serious ethical dilemmas surround many of the more cutting-edge aspects of modern science and medicine, challenging both experts and the public to question the costs of technological advancement. Through objective overviews, primary sources, and full color illustrations this title examines the ethics of genetic testing, stem cell research, human cloning and physician-assisted suicide.
Don Nardo (born February 22, 1947) is an American historian, composer, and writer. With close to four hundred and fifty published books, he is one of the most prolific authors in the United States, and one of the country's foremost writers of historical works for children and teens.