Biotechnology in our lives : what modern genetics can tell you about assisted reproduction, human behavior personalized medicine, and much more /
Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber, editors.
- xi, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-461) and index.
Genetic privacy and discrimination: can your genes keep you from getting insurance? -- Genetics and medicine: can gene therapy cure cancer and other diseases? -- Assisted reproduction: what do you need to know about genetics and childbirth? -- Behavioral genetics: does our DNA determine how we act? -- Forensic DNA: why would the FBI want your genes? -- Genetics and popular culture: how does the media portray biotechnology?
Discusses the social, environmental, and moral consequences of modern biotechnology and the implications that current genetic advances are having on curing diseases, getting health insurance, childbirth, and the food supply.
9781620875735 162087573X
2013005417
Medical innovations--Social aspects. Genetic engineering--Social aspects. Medical technology--Social aspects.