Abraham Lincoln's DNA and other adventures in genetics / Philip R. Reilly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reilly, Philip, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human genetics--Popular works.

Human genetics.

Medical genetics--Popular works.

Medical genetics.

Genetic engineering--Popular works.

Genetic engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cold Spring Harbor, NY : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Twenty-four true, wide-ranging tales of crime, history, human behaviour, illness and ethics, told from the personal perspective of an eminent physician-lawyer. Philip Reilly uses these stories to illustrate the principles of human genetics and the wider issues.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Introduction

HISTORY Using DNA to Understand the Past

1 Abraham Lincoln Did He Have Marfan Syndrome?

2 Kings and Queens Genetic Diseases in Royal Families

3 Toulouse- Lautrec An Artist despite His Genes

4 Old Bones DNA and Skeletons

JUSTICE The DNA Revolution in the Courts

5 DNA Detectives The New DNA Evidence

6 Cold Hits The Rise of DNA Felon Databanks

7 Genes and Violence Do Mutations Cause Crime?

8 Wrongful Birth What Should the Doctor Know?

BEHAVIOR Do Genes Make Us the Way We Are?

9 Mental Illness How Much Is Genetic?

10 Personality Were We Born This Way?

11 Talent Nature or Nurture?

12 Gay Genes What's the Evidence?

PLANTS AND ANIMALS Genetic Engineering and Nature

13 Genetically Modified Organisms The Next Green Revolution?

14 Transgenic Animals New Foods and New Factories

15 Endangered Species New Genes Beat Extinction

16 Xenotransplantation Animal Organs to Save Humans

DISEASES The Genetic Revolution in Medicine

17 Cystic Fibrosis Should Everyone Be Tested?

18 Breast Cancer The Burden of Knowing

19 Alzheimer Disease Are You at High Risk?

20 Gene Therapy The Dream and the Reality

DILEMMAS Genetic Technologies and Individual Choice

21 Genetic Testing and Privacy Who Should Be Able to Know Your Genes?

22 Frozen Embryos People or Property?

23 Cloning Why Is Everyone Opposed?

24 Eugenics Can We Improve the Gene Pool?

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-330) and index.

ISBN:

0-87969-659-1

OCLC:

607898669