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DNA : promise and peril / Linda L. McCabe and Edward R.B. McCabe ; with a foreword by Victor A. McKusick.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
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Ebscohost Ebooks University Press Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCabe, Linda L., 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Medical genetics.
- Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Genetic engineering.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (357 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The genetic revolution has provided incredibly valuable information about our DNA, information that can be used to benefit and inform-but also to judge, discriminate, and abuse. An essential reference for living in today's world, this book gives the background information critical to understanding how genetics is now affecting our everyday lives. Written in clear, lively language, it gives a comprehensive view of exciting recent discoveries and explores the ethical, legal, and social issues that have arisen with each new development.
- Contents:
- DNA sequence does not equal destiny
- What is genomics?
- Genetic determinism
- The evolution and deconstruction of human-centered biology
- Race and ethnicity : your history is written in your genes
- Gender as a spectrum, not a dichotomy
- Genome-based forensics
- When genes belong to groups and not individuals
- Genes as commodities : ownership of genes by business interests
- Protection against genetic discrimination : the new civil right
- Reproductive technologies : on the road to designer babies?
- Reproductive cloning : from farm animals to pets to humans?
- Therapeutic cloning and regenerative medicine
- Gene therapy : can the promise be fulfilled?
- Large population assessments : the foundation for genomic medicine
- Hidden destiny : unbounded by your DNA.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-327) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611385491
- 9781281385499
- 1281385492
- 9780520933934
- 0520933931
- OCLC:
- 437212134
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