What we inherit : how new technologies and old myths are shaping our genomic future / Sam Trejo, Daphne O. Martschenko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trejo, Sam, author.

Martschenko, Daphne O., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Genomics--Social aspects.

Genomics.

Genomics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2026]

Summary:

Debating the use of genomic tools and their societal impact Over the past decade, the field of human genetics has produced an extraordinary range of discoveries--including the refinement of polygenic scores, which use a person's DNA to estimate their likelihood of developing a trait or disease.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Part I: Myths and Molecules

1. Two Acids

2. The Destiny Myth

3. The Race Myth

Part II: Debates and Disagreements

4. The Effects of Genetic Myths

5. The Effects of Genomic Research

6. DNA and Social Inequality

Part III: Looking to the Future

7. Polygenic Prediction at the Fertility Clinic

8. Polygenic Prediction in the Hands of Consumers and Institutions

9. The Future

Technical Appendix

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780691237749

0-691-23774-3

OCLC:

1553135992