Originally published in 1971.
Discoveries in modern biology can radically change human life as we know it. As our understanding of living processes, such as inheritance, grows, so do the possibilities of applying these results for good and evil, such as the treatment of disease, the control of ageing, behaviour and genetic engineering. These discoveries and their implications are discussed by some of the world’s leading biologists.
Part One: Science, Technology and Values
Part Two: Moelcular Genetics
Part Three: Human Genetics and Reproduction
Part Four: Immunology and Cancer
Part Five: Agricultural Botany and the Environment
Part Six: Science in Society
Contributors include:M H F Wilkins, Jacques Monod, David Bohm, W Hayes, M R Pollock, Geoffrey Beale, L S Penrose, D V I Fairweather, R G Edwards, J H Humphrey, Arthur W Galston, J D Watson, Joseph G Hancock, A J Hale, Martin M Kaplan, Robert M Young, Jon Beckwith, Hilary Rose, Steven Rose, J Bronowski
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Watson, Fuller