ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|34 pages
Science, technology and values
part 2|45 pages
Molecular genetics
part 3|38 pages
Human genetics and reproduction
part 4|32 pages
Immunology and cancer
part 5|21 pages
Agricultural botany and the environment
part 6|80 pages
Science in society