Quest for Perfection: The Drive to Breed Better Human Beings

by Gina Maranto

Able to tinker with embryos and alter their genetic material, scientists are ushering in the age of designer babies. Quest for Perfection charts reproductive medicine's past and future. In the journal Nature, geneticist Benno Muller-Hill advised that the book's last line should be heeded by everyone involved in this field.

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book that spans a wide time span of human history of eugenics. From prehistory, ancient greeks, hebrews, egyptians, romans, middle ages and modern day, this book is entertaining and informative.

[Irene Muhindi]

Awesome for research on matters concerning cloning.provides a logical approach to understanding the issue