Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-275) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- 1. Plant or animal? -- 2. Mouse strain 129 -- 3. Purple cell -- 4. Mystery in a dish -- 5. Embryo experiments -- 6. Canary's song -- 7. After the birth of Louise Brown -- 8. Monkeys to humans -- 9. Epic upon epic -- 10. Marrow to brain? -- 11. Art of cell replacement -- 12. After tomorrow -- Notes -- Glossary -- Acknowledgments -- Index.