On April 25th of this year [2003], we celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the elucidation of
the structure of DNA by Watson and Crick, an accomplishment of which we are all extremely …

This journal is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and those who have subscribed since the
beginning may remember reading its first issue. Perhaps they also remember the day, only a …

Eugenics casts a long shadow over contemporary genetics. Any measure, whether in
clinical genetics or biotechnology, which is suspected of eugenic intent is likely to be …

About a decade ago, President William Clinton said that the next half century will be the age
of biology, and, that the engine of that age is genetics. Partly because of the Human …

Eugenics, it must be agreed, has not generally been a force for good this century, but why
exactly? Why should anyone object to the idea per se of improving humanity by any means …

The promise of genetic science, particularly human genetic engineering, appeals to that in
humans which strives for perfectionperfection in oneself, one's life, one's children. Genetic …

We stand at the threshold of a new century, with the whole human genome stretched out
before us. Messages from science, the popular media, and the stock market suggest a world …

The end of the beginning of the Human Genome Project was announced on 26 June when
the working draft or first assembly was announced. Here, Ian Dunham who led the group at …

Eugenics in most western countries in the first four decades of the 20th century was based
on the idea that genes control most human phenotypic traits, everything from physical …

For most of human history children have been a byproduct of sex rather than a conscious
choice by parents to create people with traits that they care about. As our understanding of …