Improving nature? : the science and ethics of genetic engineering / Michael J. Reiss and Roger Straughan.

Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

x, 288 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-279 and index

The practicalities of genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical concerns -- Theological concerns -- The genetic engineering of microorganisms -- The genetic engineering of plants -- The genetic engineering of animals -- The genetic engineering of humans -- Public understanding of genetic engineering: what can education do?