Product Description: Examines 12 of the most interesting facts about finding a cure for cancer. Concise and understandable information is paired with colorful spreads full of photographs and sidebars.

Product Description: Gene therapy is still largely experimental, very expensive, and, in some instances, extremely risky. Yet it remains the focus of much research and societal debate because it offers great promise for treating and preventing a number of hereditary diseases and conditions.

Product Description: Modern science has made remarkable advances in genetics. This volume covers the foundations of genes and heredity to give readers a solid understanding of what modern genetics has been built on, before examining the ways in which genetic testing is used to assess genetic risk...read more

Discusses the history of genetic research that led to development of gene therapy and possibilities for future uses. (view table of contents)

Discusses the history of genetics, how knowledge of genes has been developed to treat illnesses, and ethical issues related to gene therapy. (view table of contents)