Reconfiguring Nature

As society comes to grips with the implications of genetic engineering, the mapping and sequencing of the human genome, and the advent of the post-genomic era, this collection will encourage and foster informed discussion of these key issues among the interested public, health and other professionals, teachers and students. The contributors are prominent social scientists, health specialists, journalists, bioethicists and commercial representatives from the UK, Finland, Germany, Holland and Norway who are at the leading edge of current research.