Here Is a Human Being - At the Dawn of Personal Genomics

Informationen zum Autor Misha Angrist is an assistant professor at the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy. He lives in Durham, North Carolina, with his wife and two daughters. Klappentext In 2007, Misha Angrist became the fourth subject in the Personal Genome Project, George Church’s ambitious plan to sequence the entire genomic catalog: every participant’s twenty thousand–plus genes and the rest of his or her six billion base pairs. Unlocking the secrets of our genomes opens the door to understanding why we are the way we are and potentially fixing what ails us, from cancer and diabetes to obesity and male pattern baldness. But what exactly will happen to this information? Will it be a boon or just another marketing tool? Here Is a Human Being is the first in-depth look at personal genomics—its larger-than-life research subjects; its entrepreneurs and do-it-yourselfers; its technology developers; and the bewildered physicians and regulators who must negotiate with it—and what it means to be a “public genome” in a world where privacy is already under siege. Zusammenfassung In 2007, Misha Angrist became the fourth subject in the Personal Genome Project, George Church’s ambitious plan to sequence the entire genomic catalog: every participant’s twenty thousand–plus genes and the rest of his or her six billion base pairs. Unlocking the secrets of our genomes opens the door to understanding why we are the way we are and potentially fixing what ails us, from cancer and diabetes to obesity and male pattern baldness. But what exactly will happen to this information? Will it be a boon or just another marketing tool? Here Is a Human Being is the first in-depth look at personal genomics—its larger-than-life research subjects; its entrepreneurs and do-it-yourselfers; its technology developers; and the bewildered physicians and regulators who must negotiate with it—and what it means to be a “public genome” in a world where privacy is already under siege. ...

Product details

• Authors: Misha Angrist, Angrist Misha
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 08.11.2011
• EAN: 9780062074232
• ISBN: 978-0-06-207423-2
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 205 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Science: general issues, Evolution, molecular biology, biotechnology, History of Science, Biology, life sciences, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Cellular biology (cytology), Genetics (non-medical), Developmental biology, Marine Biology, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE: General, COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS: Nonfiction / General, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Cell Biology, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Marine Biology, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, SCIENCE: Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, SCIENCE: Applied Sciences