lected breeding to improve the human race, hovers and reminds us of the danger that such technology may create. But careful public deliberation should allay fears and allow us to develop an ethical framework that will guide society and the scientific community in any decision making process. It is in this regard that we should allow research in this field to continue as it promises more real benefits than imagined dangers.
             For the past two decades, gene therapy promised to cure genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia, and even cancer. Despite the progress of this technology, few have benefited. The problem is getting new genes into enough cells, and keeping them there long enough to do any good. Germ-line engineering promises to circumvent these difficulties. Through this technique, only one cell, a fertilized human egg (a germ cell), needs to be altered. After subsequent cell divisions and then implantation i
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