Cool Careers in Biotechnology

This book features 12 engaging biographies of women and men in biotechnology--from a cancer researcher and a plant geneticist to a biotechnology teacher, a conservationist, and more.

These remarkable scientists share their stories and provide personal photographs. They describe what they do, how they got into it, and why they enjoy it.

Next to each biography there are fun and involving activities related to each career.

This innovative book, written by noted science writer Catherine Ivey Lee, conveys the excitement of biotechnology and the wide variety of careers available. It also inspires young readers to think about what they like to do and possible careers in biotechnology.