ABSTRACT
As a geneticist I want to highlight some of the recent breakthroughs in such areas as cloning, gene therapy, stem cell research, artificial insemination and other kinds of human reproductive biology. A search for answers to these extremely complex questions also leads to other issues such as the patenting of DNA fragments, genetic prescreening for insurance and employment, screening of human populations for early diagnosis and the individual's right to privacy. There are also some specific issues related to the human genome project that merit serious discussion.
