FROM THE PUBLISHER
With implications that go to the core of what it means to be human, the issues
raised by genetic manipulation-especially cloning-have sparked a passionate
debate among governmental, religious, and scientific quarters, as well as the
media and the general public. Keeping to the actual science rather than
speculation is of the utmost importance for an enlightened approach to this
weighty discussion.
In clear, lively prose, The Science and Ethics of Engineering the Human Germ
Line: Mendel's Maze provides an authoritative treatment of the principles of
science and bioethics that bear upon such technologies as germ-line insertion
and cloning. It offers a realistic assessment of possible