The gene machine : how genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids--and the kids we have...
The gene machine : how genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids--and the kids we have...
The gene machine : how genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids--and the kids we have / Bonnie Rochman.
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Publisher
New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
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G 2017/2796
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Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
272 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
How the Jews beat Tay-Sachs (carrier screening) -- Rewriting a family's history of cancer (preimplantation diagnosis) -- The other scarlet A (abortion) -- Silencing a gene (the future of Down syndrome) -- What do parents want to know? (variants of unknown significance) -- Do you have a right to an o...
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Publisher
New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"A researched exploration of the promises and vulnerabilities of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventions considers key scientific, technological and political factors while sharing the stories of men and women struggling to understand the range of the tests and their revelations, "--NoveList.
"Is screening for disease in an embryo a humane form of family planning or a slippery slope toward eugenics? Should doctors tell you that your infant daughter is genetically predisposed to breast cancer? If tests revealed that your toddler has a genetic mutation whose significance isn't clear, would you want to know? In The Gene Machine, the award-...
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The gene machine : how genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids--and the kids we have / Bonnie Rochman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2017/2796
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74VKVaQxj8xZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaQxj8xZ
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ISBN
9780374160784
DDC
616.042
MMS ID
991024104417102626
