Genetic Engineering

"Pathfinders" are guides to help you get started finding information on a topic. A St. Kate's Reference Librarian has written this guide to help you perform Library research for your structured controversy paper and presentation. It is not meant to be an exhaustive list of resources, but some places to begin your hunt.

Please stop or phone the Reference Desk (651-690-6652) if you have questions or need further assistance.

Contents:   Reference Works  | Finding Books  |  Journal Articles  |  Internet Sites

Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Appied Ethics  
Ref  BJ 63 .A66 1998 

Encyclopedia of Bioethics  
Ref  QH 332 .E52  2004

Encyclopedia of Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues in Biotechnology
Ref  TP 248.16 .E539 2000
See index entries for "Genetic Engineering," "Genetic Enhancement," and "Genetic Testing"

Genetic Engineering
Ref  TP 248.6 .L4 1999

Pocket Guide to Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Ref  TP 248.2 .S34 2003

See "Ethical Considerations" on p. 280

Note: Please remember that Reference Books may not be taken from the Library

Finding Books

Use CLICnet to search for books and videos in the Library at St. Kate's and at other ACTC colleges. Use the "Request" feature to obtain items not at St. Kate's.

Search term:
          Subject:     genetic engineering

Finding Journal Articles

About off-campus access

1.  Use EBSCO's Academic Search Premier and InfoTrac's Expanded Academic ASAP to look for journal articles, adding enough terms to limit the search to your topic. To find only academic journals, click before the box for "scholarly (peer reviewed) journals" or "peer reviewed publications."

    Search Term(s):   genetic engineering

2.  Use ProQuest Newspapers to look for articles in major newspapers, including the New York Times, Washington Post and the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

    Keyword:  genetic engineering

Internet Resources

Gene Watch

Cloning and Genetics from Bioethics.net