Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction: An Evolutionary Perspective -- I: THE REALITIES OF HUMAN GERMLINE ENGINEERING -- A Vision for Practical Human Germline Engineering -- The Human Genome Project-Launch Pad for Human Genetic Engineering -- Ethics and Safety -- Human Germline Gene Therapy: How and Why -- A New Front in the Battle against Disease -- Aging as a Target for Genetic Engineering -- Reprogenetics: How Reproductive and Genetic Technologies Will Be Combined to Provide New Opportunities for People to Reach Their Reproductive Goals -- II: THE ROAD AHEAD -- A Panel Discussion -- III: OTHER VOICES -- Beyond the Issue of Safety -- Long-Term Possibilities and Dangers -- Regulation and Jurisdiction -- Appendix: Select Questions from the Public to Participants in the "Engineering the Human Germline" Symposium -- Notes -- Glossary -- A -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- X -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.