DNA : promise and peril

DNA : promise and peril / Linda L. McCabe and Edward R.B. McCabe ; with a foreword by Victor A. McKusick.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	McCabe, Linda L.
Other Authors:	McCabe, Edward R. B.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.
Subjects:	Medical genetics > Moral and ethical aspects. Genetic engineering > Moral and ethical aspects.
Online Access:	Table of contents only

Table of Contents:

DNA sequence does not equal destiny
What is genomics?
Genetic determinism
The evolution and deconstruction of human-centered biology
Race and ethnicity : your history is written in your genes
Gender as a spectrum, not a dichotomy
Genome-based forensics
When genes belong to groups and not individuals
Genes as commodities : ownership of genes by business interests
Protection against genetic discrimination : the new civil right
Reproductive technologies : on the road to designer babies?
Reproductive cloning : from farm animals to pets to humans?
Therapeutic cloning and regenerative medicine
Gene therapy : can the promise be fulfilled?
Large population assessments : the foundation for genomic medicine
Hidden destiny : unbounded by your DNA.