Reshaping life : key issues in genetic engineering / G.J.V. Nossal, Ross L. Coppel.

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.

xii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

2nd ed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 160-162) and index.

Acknowledgements -- The Genie is out of the bottle -- The organization of life -- The mechanics of gene transplantation -- Factories for precious proteins -- Genes as diagnostic probes -- Gene therapy and cellular engineering -- Vaccines of the future -- Genes as technological slaves -- The DNA industry -- Scientists playing God -- Genetic engineering and public policy -- Distant horizons -- Appendices -- Glossary -- Index.