Joshua Spencer

Contemporary Issues: Science, Africa, and More Joshua Spencer

Contemporary Issues: Science, Africa, and More attends to very sensitive and contemporary issues pertaining to biotechnology such as human cloning and genetic engineering. It also comprises such areas as Affirmative Action, one's right to abortion, one's right to sexual choice(s), questions relating to whether Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a hero or not and other similar but controversial issues. In addition, there are topics included in "Contemporary Issues: Science, Africa, and More" relating to matters of ethnicity, culture, and development, in particular as they impact Africa. Those studying Philosophy or Law will augment their own skills of debate and their organizing and presentation of arguments. Students of History and Social Studies, as well as students of African Studies, will benefit immensely from this text and will acquire a new outlook on culture and its usefulness in Africa. Students of Science will sharpen their knowledge and skills in the areas of biotechnology, specifically, in areas such as Molecular/Cellular Biology, and in particular in the understanding of biological concepts such as cloning, genetic engineering, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), stem cells, embryonic stems cells, and so on. Teachers not trained in Science or pressed with time to do research, will have a simple reference guide in "Contemporary Issues: Science, Africa, and More". One's debating skills, one's skills and knowledge in Science and overall knowledge of contemporary issues will be greatly enhanced after reading this book.