Double-edged sword : the promises and risks of the genetic revolution /
Saved in:
| Author / Creator: | Drlica, Karl. |
|---|---|
| Imprint: | Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1994. |
| Description: | ix, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Helix books |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2389039 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. Doctor, Is My Baby Okay?: New Life-or-death choices face prospective parents
- Ch. 2. Of Physicists and Phages: Interactions of molecules explain life
- Ch. 3. The Golden Age: DNA molecules carry the instructions for life
- Ch. 4. The Enemy Within: Genetic histories predict future health
- Ch. 5. Fixing Bad Genes: Molecular surgery attacks fatal genetic diseases
- Ch. 6. Early Detection of Infection: Diagnosis of fatal infectious disease changes interpersonal interactions
- Ch. 7. Who Gave It to Me?: Genetic methods make people accountable for spreading infection
- Ch. 8. Beyond Reasonable Doubt: DNA fingerprinting enters the courtroom
- Ch. 9. Body Enhancement? Availability of potent biological molecules stimulates personal experimentation
- Ch. 10. Toward Universal Screening Genetic testing will guide future health decisions
- Ch. 11. Society and the Revolution: Ethnic diversity and big money raise social problems.
