The hope, hype & reality of genetic engineering remarkable stories from agriculture, industry, medicine, and the environment - Avise, John C. (Oxford University Press, 2004)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-236) and index
A tale of good and a tale of evil -- Framework of an unfolding revolution -- Engineering microbes -- Getting creative with crops -- Genetic engineering in the barnyard -- Fields, forests, and streams -- Genetic tinkering with humans
An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs