Cloning genes is now routine. About half of the human genome has been sequenced, and many of the genetic defects that cause disease have been identified. We have a greater understanding of the genetic basis of organismal diversity, complexity and evolution. Armed with this knowledge, can all of human endeavor be explained in genetic terms? In Genes, Genesis and God, Holmes Rolston III examines the implications of molecular genetics...
Genes, Genesis and God: Values and Their Origins in Natural and Human History
By Holmes Rolston III
Cambridge. 1999. 400 pp. $18.95.
ISBN 0-521-64674-x
Reviewed by Donald L. Mykles
Cambridge. 1999. 400 pp. $18.95.
ISBN 0-521-64674-x
Reviewed by Donald L. Mykles
As a molecular biologist, I have grown to appreciate the complexity of genetic mechanisms underlying biological processes. No one doubts that molecular biology has revolutionized the biological sciences in the 20th century. We know a great deal about how genes are expressed, replicated and transmitted.
