Foreword
How does society make decisions about new and controversial technologies, like genetic engineering? Who should make those decisions? How should the public be informed about the benefits and risks? These questions barely existed a generation ago. Now, they are central to any discussion about innovation, especially biotechnology and genetic engineering.
No matter how you feel about biotechnology, understanding its basic principles, fantastic potential, and very real risks is essential if you want to have a positive impact on today's public debate. Of course biotechnology is an ancient science, first practiced by people who selected which plants to save, which livestock to cross, which fermented juices to drink. But the fact that biotechnology ...
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