Description: This unique, exploratory volume discusses the ethical, cultural and philosophical issues surrounding the search for the 'book of life', focusing in particular on the mapping of the human genome in Britain, the USA and Europe.
Review Quotes: 'A thorough, stimulating and well-researched account. Glasner and Rothman take the reader from the competitive science of the human genome project to the global strategies of the biotechnology business. Gene technology raises fundamental issues of governance, ethics and citizenship. Splicing Life? represents an essential guide to this fascinating field.' Professor Alan Irwin, Brunel University, UK '...the authors offer an interesting perspective on the important matter of human genetics research, technology and society.' Nursing Ethics