An Introduction to Genetic Engineering, Life Sciences and the Law

Life sciences is an area of technology that is hardly ever out of the news. The moral, social, economic, and legal issues raised by the latest work in the life sciences are immense. This book is an introductory survey of the relations between the life sciences and the law. Intended in the first place for members of the legal profession, the book will also be of interest to those who seek to understand the legal framework within which our societies will manage some of the most important decisions of the new millennium.