DNA (eBook)

Promise and Peril

Edward R.B. McCabe, Linda L. McCabe (Autoren)

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2008
356 Seiten
University of California Press (Verlag)
9780520933934 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

Inhalt

Foreword by Victor A. McKusick
Acknowledgments

1. DNA Sequence Does Not Equal Destiny
2. What Is Genomics?
3. Genetic Determinism
4. The Evolution and Deconstruction of Human-Centered Biology
5. Race and Ethnicity: Your History Is Written in Your Genes
6. Gender as a Spectrum, Not a Dichotomy
7. Genome-Based Forensics
8. When Genes Belong to Groups and Not Individuals
9. Genes as Commodities: Ownership of Genes by Business Interests
10. Protection against Genetic Discrimination: The New Civil Right
11. Reproductive Technologies: On the Road to Designer Babies?
12. Reproductive Cloning: From Farm Animals to Pets to Humans?
13. Therapeutic Cloning and Regenerative Medicine
14. Gene Therapy: Can the Promise Be Fulfilled?
15. Large Population Assessments: The Foundation for Genomic Medicine
16. Hidden Destiny: Unbounded by Your DNA

Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.3.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► Bioinformatik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Genetik / Molekularbiologie
• Schlagworte: Abuse • abusive • academic • Biology • business • Civil Rights • Cloning • Commodity • Cultural History • Cultural Studies • Culture • Discovery • Discrimination • DNA • ethics • Ethnicity • Evolution • genetic revolution • Genetics • Genome • genomics • human centered biology • judgement • Legal issues • Medical Science • Medicine • Reproduction • scholarly • Science • Scientific • Social History • social issues • Social Studies
• ISBN-13: 9780520933934 / 9780520933934