Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lee, Thomas F. Gene future : the promise and perils of the new biology / Thomas F. Lee. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-306-44509-3 1. Molecular biology. 2. Genetic engineering. 3. Molecular genetics. 4. Medical genetics. 5. Forensic genetics. I. Title. QH506.L35 1993 575.1 -- dc20 93-27834 CIP 109876543 Illustrations appearing in this volume were prepared by Sally Green. ISBN 0-306-44509-3 © 1993 Thomas F. Lee Plenum Press is a division of Plenum Publishing Corporation 233 Spring Street, New York, N.Y. 10013 All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher Printed in the United States of America -iv- |