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Zusatztext "Readers will come away with a realistic and encouraging perspective on medical genetics! proving that neither fantastic optimism nor abject fear is necessary to make the true story of DNA exciting." Informationen zum Autor Linda L. McCabe is Adjunct Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Pediatrics at the University of California! Los Angeles. Edward R. B. McCabe is Co-Director! UCLA Center for Society and Genetics; Mattel Executive Endowed Chair of Pediatrics; Physician-in-Chief! Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA; and Professor of Pediatrics and Human Genetics at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA! and Bioengineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA. Together they wrote How to Succeed in Academics. Edward R.B. McCabe is coeditor! with Thomas P. Burris! of Nuclear Receptors and Genetic Disease (2001). Klappentext "The discussions of genetic determinism! prenatal genetic testing! eugenics! and gender identity are particularly informative! stimulating! clearly spelled out! and comprehensible to lay readers as well as professionals."-Solomon A. Kaplan! MD! Professor Emeritus! Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA "If you read one book about the human genome! this is it! An extraordinary thoughtful! readable and myth-busting contribution to understanding our future. I loved it!"-Donna E. Shalala! former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Zusammenfassung 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. This book gives the background information critical to understanding how genetics is affecting our everyday lives. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
