The science and ethics of engineering the human germ line : Mendel's maze / Jon W. Gordon.

Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Liss, [2003], ©2003.

xv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes index.

Setting the table -- Building a living organism from inanimate parts -- Molecular biology and recombinant dna technology -- Transmitting the genetic information to future generations -- Developmental biology -- Reproductive biology and assisted reproductive technologies -- Methods and strategies for gene transfer and engineering of the germ line -- Introduction to the ethics of reproductive genetic technologies -- Future developments and applications of genetic engineering technology -- What if? ethical and legal aspects of germ line manipulation.