Author Index - Alan Fryer

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2.00005-parent embryos (triple helix - summer 2015)

The media sound-bite of 'Three-parent embryos' is misleading and should not be encouraged by CMF (News Reviews, Spring 2015, p5). Mitochondrial DNA constitutes roughly 0.005% of the total and its 37 genes (~0.15% of the total) are principally concerned with the integrity of the respiratory (energy producing) chain, so the...

Genetic Engineering – A Christian Response (Book Review) (triple helix - summer 2004)

This multi-author volume has three sections examining genetic engineering and society, the family and the individual. Each chapter can be read in isolation. Some general comments: The title is misleading – 'genetic engineering' implies the manipulation of genetic material but instead of considering all aspects of this (eg. the...