Blood matters : from inherited illness to designer babies, how the world and I found ourselves in the future of the gene / Masha Gessen.
By: Gessen, Masha.
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BookPublisher: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: 321 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780151013623; 0151013624.Subject(s): Medical genetics -- Social aspects | Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis -- Social aspects | BRCA genes | Genetic counseling | Medical genetics -- Social aspects | Birth defects -- Diagnosis -- Social aspects | GeneticsDDC classification: 616/.042 Summary: Explores how recent advances in genetic mapping, which are allowing doctors to identify patients who are at increased risk for life-threatening illnesses, are shaping the decisions people make about their lives.
Explores how recent advances in genetic mapping, which are allowing doctors to identify patients who are at increased risk for life-threatening illnesses, are shaping the decisions people make about their lives.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-307) and index.
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