Gene Therapy
- ISBN-10
- 1560069287
- ISBN-13
- 9781560069287
- Series
- Gene Therapy
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 128
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Author
- Lisa Yount
Description
Discusses the history of genetics, how knowledge of genes has been developed to treat illnesses, and ethical issues related to gene therapy.
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