1. Introduction
1.1 What is biotechnology?
1.2 Milestones in the development of modern biotechnology
1.3 Wicked problems
1.4 Brief summary


2. Biological foundations
2.1 Biological parts
2.2 Modern tools of the trade
2.3 Brief summary


3. Disease
3.1 The problem: disease
3.2 Better medical interventions
3.3 Brief summary


4. Food production
4.1 The problem: food production
4.2 Safer foods
4.3 Better crops and livestock
4.4 Brief summary


5. Environmental degradation
5.1 The problem: pollution
5.2 Better environmental monitoring
5.3 Better environmental clean-up
5.4 Better liquid fuels
5.5 Brief summary


6. Conclusions
6.1 Defining and solving problems
6.2 Actualizing biotechnology's potential
6.3 Brief summary
Notes
References
Index.