After Dolly: The Uses and Misuses of Human Cloning
Roger Highfield, Ian Wilmut, . . Norton, $24.95 (335pp) ISBN 978-0-393-06066-9
In 1997 the world was surprised to learn that scientists had cloned the first mammal, a sheep named Dolly. The lead scientist for the project, carried out at the Roslin Institute in Scotland, was Ian Wilmut, who in this engrossing book tells how he and his colleagues made their breakthrough. Many people were excited about the potential medical advances that cloning presented; others were convinced it was a step toward eugenics and human cloning. Wilmut, assisted by Highfield, science editor of Britain's
Reviewed on: 04/10/2006
Genre: Nonfiction
Paperback - 320 pages - 978-0-316-72469-2