Living with the Genome

Ethical and Social Aspects of Human Genetics

Angus Clarke, Flo Ticehurst

330 pages, parution le 24/10/2006

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Résumé

The genie is out of the bottle. A whole new world of genetics research is underway with its exciting potential for a better understanding of heredity and genetically inherited disease, with opportunities for prevention, management and cure. But the current explosion of human genetic information has the potential for abuse also, for damage to rights, privacy and fair treatment for individuals and vulnerable groups. This book brings us up to date with important contributions from the authoritative Encyclopedia of the Human Genome on the urgent social, legal and ethical aspects of the Human Genome enterprise, accessibly written and introduced for the undergraduate, postgraduate and general reader.

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The human genome project: genetic research & commercialisation
Genetic disease: implications for individuals, families and populations
Disability, genetics & eugenics
Genetics & society: information, interpretation and representation
Genetic explanations: understanding origins and outcomes
Reproduction, cloning and the future

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Palgrave
Auteur(s)	Angus Clarke, Flo Ticehurst
Parution	24/10/2006
Nb. de pages	330
Format	16 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	540g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781403936219
ISBN13	978-1-4039-3621-9