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Anderson, W. French. "Gene Therapy." Scientific American, September 1995, p. 96. A review of the current situation and hopes for the future.

Chilton, Mary-Dell. "A Vector for Introducing New Genes into Plants." Scientific American, June 1983, p. 50. Using the Ti plasmid for genetic engineering.

Grunstein, Michael. "Histones as Regulators of Genes." Scientific American, October 1992, p. 40. Histones are not just structural proteins but vital participants in gene expression and repression.

Hiss, Tony. "How Now, Drugged Cow?" Harper’s Magazine, October 1994, p. 80. Biotechnology, with bovine growth hormone, comes to rural Vermont.

Lacy, Paul E. "Treating Diabetes with Transplanted Cells." Scientific American, July 1995, p. 40. The main obstacle is overcoming interference by the immune system.

Levine, Joseph S., and David T. Suzuki. The Secret of Life: Redesigning the Living World. WGBH Boston, Boston, 1993. A companion to the PBS television series, discussing social aspects of molecular biology and genetic engineering.

Lyon, Jeff, and Peter Gorner. Altered Fates: Gene Therapy and the Retooling of Human Life. W. W. Norton, New York, 1995.

McKnight, Steven L., and Keith R. Yamamoto (eds.). Transcriptional Regulation. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview (NY), 1992. A series of papers about gene regulation.

Mullis, Kary B. "The Unusual Origin of the Polymerase Chain Reaction." Scientific American, April 1990, p. 56. How the PCR technique was conceived during a moonlit drive through the mountains of California.

Ptashne, Mark, Alexander D. Johnson, and Carl O. Pabo. "A Genetic Switch in a Bacterial Virus." Scientific American, November 1982, p. 128. How a repressor operates.

Tjian, Robert. "Molecular Machines That Control Genes." Scientific American, February 1995, p. 38. More information about gene regulation in eucaryotes.

Welsh, Michael J., and Alan E. Smith. "Cystic Fibrosis." Scientific American, December 1995, p. 36. How the genetic flaw leads to the disorder.

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