Genetic engineering : the facts

The advancement in genetic engineering is probably the most important scientific development ever in terms of how our everyday lives will be affected.

This layman's guide for both young people and adults explains the facts and raises many of the questions associated with genetics, allowing the readers to reach informed opinions of their own.

Each chapter explores one key aspect of genetic engineering from the basic facts about how it can be done to farming, human genetics, the environment, medicine and what the future holds.

The clear text is supported with up-to-date quotations by opinion-makers, which polarize the debate and provide pertinent counterpoints.

The magazine-style layout is reader-friendly and delivers sometimes quite difficult concepts and language in short, digestible paragraphs.