By Philip R. Reilly. 339 pp., illustrated. Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2000. $25. ISBN 0-87969-580-3.
The 21st century has begun with an overwhelming outpouring ofadvances in molecular biology and genetics, and the medicalprofession has only started to wrestle with the many socialand moral questions posed by the startling progress in thesefields. Indeed, as Philip Reilly suggests in this straightforwardand readable collection of intertwined essays, society as awhole must confront these questions. For laypeople and professionalsalike who yearn for a better understanding of genetically engineeredcrops, DNA fingerprinting, cloning, or gene therapy, here isa valuable addition to a small but critical literature thatwill frame our public discourse . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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