An exploration of the implications of biotechnology for activists and other concerned citizens. Covers themes of food and agriculture, environmental impacts, medicine, human genetics, and how communities are challenging biotech development. Includes articles on herbicide tolerant crops; the bovine growth hormone; Minnesota Food Association on genetically engineered foods and GMO labelling; biotech patents in agriculture; ecosystemetic effects of genetically engineered fish; the role of regulatory agencies like the EPA in biotechnology; The Human Genome Initiative; Genetic discrimination; opposition to genetic engineering and resisting the engineering of life; Malcom X landmark at Audubon Ballroom in Harlem threaten by Columbia University biotech project; the International Conference on Reproductive and Genetic Engineering and Women's Reproductive Health; how municipalities can regulate biotech research and product development.