Biotechnology in our lives : what modern genetics can tell you about assisted reproduction, human behavior personalized medicine, and much more / Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber, editors.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2013]Copyright date: Description: xi, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781620875735
  • 162087573X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.28/4 23
LOC classification:
  • RA418.5.M4 K75 2013
Contents:
Genetic privacy and discrimination: can your genes keep you from getting insurance? -- Genetics and medicine: can gene therapy cure cancer and other diseases? -- Assisted reproduction: what do you need to know about genetics and childbirth? -- Behavioral genetics: does our DNA determine how we act? -- Forensic DNA: why would the FBI want your genes? -- Genetics and popular culture: how does the media portray biotechnology?
Summary: Discusses the social, environmental, and moral consequences of modern biotechnology and the implications that current genetic advances are having on curing diseases, getting health insurance, childbirth, and the food supply.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-461) and index.

Genetic privacy and discrimination: can your genes keep you from getting insurance? -- Genetics and medicine: can gene therapy cure cancer and other diseases? -- Assisted reproduction: what do you need to know about genetics and childbirth? -- Behavioral genetics: does our DNA determine how we act? -- Forensic DNA: why would the FBI want your genes? -- Genetics and popular culture: how does the media portray biotechnology?

Discusses the social, environmental, and moral consequences of modern biotechnology and the implications that current genetic advances are having on curing diseases, getting health insurance, childbirth, and the food supply.

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