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Author McCabe, Linda L., 1947-

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

Imprint Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description xv, 339 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-327) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author McCabe, Edward R. B.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780520251878 (cloth : alk. paper)
0520251873 (cloth : alk. paper)

 
    
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