What is genetic engineering? How is it carried out and what can it do? What is cancer and can genetic engineering provide a cure? Why is AIDS so difficult to cure? Which diseases are determined genetically, and how are they passed on from parents to their children? Is intelligencegenetically determined? Can gene therapy cure all our genetic diseases? Can genetics engineering solve the problem of world famine? Are genetically-engineered organisms as threat to the Earth's ecology? Should people be discriminated against by insurance companies and employers because of theirgenes? Who should make decisions about ethical problems created by genetic engineering? These and related questions are addressed in this clear account of genetic engineering, a new technology which will soon touch all our lives. Accessible to readers with no previous scientific knowledge, thebook explains the underlying science in simple and lucid terms, and goes on to deal with controversial issues which are already confronting society. Rather than taking sides over the acceptability of genetic engineering and its applications, the authors enable readers to make up their own mindsabout the benefits and problems that will continue to come from this technology. The Genetic Revolution has already begun and it will have such impact on human society as the Industrial Revolution. this thought provoking guide is for everyone who wishes to understand the potential benefits andpitfalls of the new revolution and so help to ensure that its powerful techniques are harnessed wisely.