| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 339 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Medical genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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Genetics, Medical -- ethics. |
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Genetic Engineering -- ethics. |
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Genomics -- ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
McCabe, Edward R. B.
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McKusick, Victor A. (Victor Almon), 1921-2008.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McCabe, Linda L., 1947- DNA. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008 9780520251878 0520251873 (DLC) 2007019335 (OCoLC)126228703 |
| ISBN |
9780520933934 (electronic book) |
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0520933931 (electronic book) |
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9781435653665 (electronic book) |
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1435653661 (electronic book) |
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9780520251878 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520251873 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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