DNA : promise and peril /

DNA : promise and peril /

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Author / Creator:McCabe, Linda L., 1947-
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 339 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetics, Medical -- ethics.
Genetic Engineering -- ethics.
Genomics -- ethics.
Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic book.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11192934
Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:McCabe, Edward R. B.
McKusick, Victor A. (Victor Almon), 1921-2008.
ISBN:9780520933934
0520933931
9781435653665
1435653661
9780520251878
0520251873
9780520265882
0520265882
1281385492
9781281385499
9786611385491
6611385495
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-327) and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: McCabe, Linda L., 1947- DNA. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008 9780520251878 0520251873
Standard no.:10.1525/9780520933934
Review by Choice Review

L. McCabe and E. McCabe (both, UCLA) offer an informative volume on the impact genetics has and will continue to have on everyone's lives. The authors offer a valuable discussion of how ethical, legal, and social factors influence the future, given one's DNA. Most significantly, this well-written book is very easy to understand. Chapters range from "DNA Sequence Does Not Equal Destiny" and "What Is Genomics" to "Large Population Assessments: The Foundation for Genomic Medicine" and "Hidden Destiny: Unbounded by Your DNA." The primary audience for this book is laypeople, who will find a great deal of information, simple explanations, and Web sites regarding genetic testing, genetic diseases, and the future of genomic medicine. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers. S. C. Grossman Fairfield University

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