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21. A Practical Guide to Human Cancer Genetics by Shirley Hodgson, William Foulkes, Charis Eng, Eamonn Maher | |
Paperback: 410
Pages
(2006-12-11)
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22. The Book of Life: A Personal and Ethical Guide to Race, Normality and the Human Gene Study by Barbara Katz Rothman | |
Paperback: 280
Pages
(2001-04-19)
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Good, not great, book
Important Issues
Fear of Technology
powerful critique of science of genetics |
23. Human Genetic Engineering: A Guide for Activists, Skeptics, and the Very Perplexed by Pete Shanks | |
Paperback: 336
Pages
(2005-05-10)
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Editorial Review Product Description Human Genetic Engineering is a highly readable and entertaining guide. It explains in accessible language for a popular audience the essential questions that will arise in the future debates: What is human GE? Will it work? What perspectives should we remember? Who is doing what, and why? Customer Reviews (3)
Fairly One Sided
Slouching toward GATTACA?
Choosing where we should go |
24. Analysis of Human Genetic Linkage (Johns Hopkins Series in Contemporary Medicine and Public Health) by Dr. Jurg Ott PhD | |
Hardcover: 328
Pages
(1991-09-01)
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Too many mistakes!
THE book. |
25. The Future of Genetics: Beyond the Human Genome Project (Genetics & Evolution) by Russ Hodge | |
Hardcover: 204
Pages
(2010-03-30)
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26. The Genetic Revolution and Human Rights: The Oxford Amnesty Lectures 1998 (Popular Science) | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(1999-07-29)
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27. Handbook on Analyzing Human Genetic Data: Computational Approaches and Software | |
Hardcover: 333
Pages
(2009-10-27)
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Editorial Review Product Description This handbook offers guidance on selections of appropriate computational methods and software packages for specific genetic problems. Coverage strikes a balance between methodological expositions and practical guidelines for software selections. Wherever possible, comparisons among competing methods and software are made to highlight the relative advantages and disadvantage of the approaches. |
28. Here Is a Human Being: At the Dawn of Personal Genomics by Misha Angrist | |
Kindle Edition: 352
Pages
(2010-10-19)
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Editorial Review Product Description The first in-depth look at personal genomics: its larger-than-life research subjects; its entrepreneurs and do-it-yourselfers; its technology developers; the bewildered and overwhelmed physicians and regulators who must negotiate it; and what it means to be a "public genome" in a world where privacy is already under siege In 2007, Misha Angrist became the fourth subject in the Personal Genome Project, George Church's ambitious plan to sequence the entire genomic catalog: every participant's twenty thousand–plus genes and the rest of his or her 6 billion base pairs. Church hopes to better understand how genes influence our physical traits, from height and athletic ability to behavior and weight, and our medical conditions, from cancer and diabetes to obesity and male pattern baldness. Now Angrist reveals startling information about the experiment's participants and scientists; how the experiment was, is, and will be conducted; the discoveries and potential discoveries; and the profound implications of having an unfiltered view of our hardwired selves for us and for our children. DNA technology has already changed our health care, the food we eat, and our criminal justice system. Unlocking the secrets of our genomes opens the door not only to helping us understand why we are the way we are and potentially fixing what ails us but also to many other concerns: What exactly will happen to this information? Will it become just another marketing tool? Can it help us understand our ancestry, or will it merely reinforce old ideas of race? Can personal genomics help fix the U.S. health care system? Here Is a Human Being explores these complicated questions while documenting Angrist's own fascinating journey—one that tens of thousands of us will soon make. |
29. Genetic Turning Points: The Ethics of Human Genetic Intervention (Critical Issues in Bioethics Series) by James C. Peterson | |
Paperback: 384
Pages
(2001-04-01)
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About the link between genetics, genetic programs and ethics
Clear Thinking on Genetic Ethics A number of books have appeared recently which examine these new developments, and their impact of society. One of the newest and most helpful discussions to date is this volume. Peterson has the advantage of not only having a PhD in ethics, but of having worked as a researcher in molecular and clinical genetics. So he knows about both worlds, and is able to deftly bring the two together in this incisive and comprehensive volume. Writing from a Christian perspective, Peterson is able to discuss in detail the intricacies of genetic engineering without bogging the reader down in an overly technical fashion. He examines a number of the controversial issues: genetic testing, genetic screening, genetic surgery, genetic patents, genetic drugs, and genetic manipulation. While acknowledging the tremendous potential for good that the new genetic frontiers can offer, he is also keenly aware of the potential dangers and pitfalls. Any one of these issues could warrant a whole book. Take the issue of genetic surgery. Many ethical questions are raised here. What exactly is a person? When we alter the physical attributes of a person, do we alter the person? Are we in fact creating people when we use genetic surgery? Could genetic surgery extend to behavioural issues as well? Peterson does a more than adequate job of laying out the issues and options, keeping the reader informed of the latest in scientific and ethical thinking on the debate. Indeed, all the latest topics for debate are carefully examined: the Human Genome Project, the possibility of human cloning, and debates about human germline intervention versus somatic cell intervention. And all of this discussion avoids any kind of reductionism, whereby humans are reduced to their genetic make-up. The more we learn about genetics, the more we see their importance. But in spite of their importance, we also know that we are more than our genes. That is where philosophy and theology come in. Science by itself can only give us part of the picture. We need the bigger picture provided by religion and ethics. Thus the value of this book.Conversant with the latest medical and bio-medical trends and practices, he is also well-versed in the Christian literature - both Catholic and Protestant. He does an admirable job of bringing these two streams together. This is a real advantage in an age where we tend to have either technical experts with no or little moral understanding, or ethical experts with no or little scientific and biological understanding. Such important issues are ill-served when either component is neglected or omitted. While both components are nicely wedded in this volume, his conclusions on some matters - such as aspects of IVF - may not necessarily please everyone. And on some issues - for example, when does human life begin? - he carefully lays out the options without fully committing himself (although his sympathies do seem to lie with respect for life from conception). But readers can learn much both of the world of genetics and the realm of religion and ethics in this lively and informed book. The genetic revolution will not go away. It is important that we all become as informed as possible on the issues involved. The way ahead is uncertain. As Peterson makes clear, the new revolution in genetics can be helpful if we are very careful. But there is a dark side to this development which must be eyed carefully. His final admonitions are worth mentioning: "Genetics does not so much make us automatically better as it can make us more capable. Genetic intervention, like many technologies, frees us from some constraints and increases our abilities and choices. Pursued as an end in itself it is at best a distraction, and when all-consuming, idolatry. If all we manage to do is relieve physical suffering and to control our physical world in the finest degree, our potential will be wasted." In the end, the way the genetic revolution transforms life will in large measure be determined by how we, as informed citizens, keep the whole process in check. Run-away technology is always a danger. But new developments in bio-technology can be a blessing as well. Thus it is imperative that we all become as conversant with the issues as possible. Reading this book is a good place to begin. ... Read more |
30. The Great Human Diasporas: The History Of Diversity and Evolution by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza, Francesco Cavalli-Sforza | |
Paperback: 320
Pages
(1996-11-06)
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The Great Human Diasporas: The History of Diversity and Evolution
Rowlands Opinion 2
Disjointed
A Fairly Good Read
Good introduction to anthropology |
31. Outlines & Highlights for Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis, ISBN: 9780077221270 by Cram101 Textbook Reviews | |
Paperback: 506
Pages
(2009-12-29)
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32. Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation: Genetic, Embryologic and Clinical Aspects (Major problems in clinical pediatrics ; v. 7) by David W. Smith | |
Hardcover: 530
Pages
(1976-08)
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Pleased With This Textbook
Podría estar mejor/Could be better
Good resource material for clinical genetics
Genetics Bible
The atlas for genetic diseases |
33. Mutants: On Genetic Variety and the Human Body by Armand Marie Leroi | |
Paperback: 448
Pages
(2005-02-01)
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Normal defined by the abnormal
"The monstrous, the strange, and the deviant..."
Awsome.
Great Book
Exploring the definition of humanity |
34. Human Genetics Concepts and Applications 8th Edition (Eighth Edition) by Ricki Lewis | |
Unknown Binding:
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(2007)
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35. Nature And Nurture: An Introduction To Human Behavioral Genetics. by Robert Plomin | |
Paperback:
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(2004-03-03)
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36. Genotype to Phenotype (Human Molecular Genetics) by S. Malcolm | |
Hardcover: 312
Pages
(2001-08-01)
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37. The Evolution and History of Human Populations in South Asia: Inter-disciplinary Studies in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Linguistics and Genetics ... Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology) | |
Paperback: 464
Pages
(2010-11-02)
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Editorial Review Product Description This is the first volume of its kind on prehistoric cultures of South Asia. The book brings together archaeologists, biological anthropologists, geneticists and linguists in order to provide a comprehensive account of the history and evolution of human populations residing in the subcontinent. New theories and methodologies presented provide new interpretations about the cultural history and evolution of populations in South Asia. |
38. Conception to Birth: Human Reproduction, Genetics, and Development by Howard M. Lenhoff | |
Paperback: 400
Pages
(2008-10-30)
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39. Genetic Linguistic Archaeological Perspectives on Human Diversity in Southeast Asia | |
Hardcover: 210
Pages
(2002-04-15)
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Scientific Insight, Editorial Acumen |
40. Statistics in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science) by Cavan Reilly | |
Hardcover: 280
Pages
(2009-06-19)
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Editorial Review Product Description Focusing on the roles of different segments of DNA, Statistics in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology provides a basic understanding of problems arising in the analysis of genetics and genomics. It presents statistical applications in genetic mapping, DNA/protein sequence alignment, and analyses of gene expression data from microarray experiments. The text introduces a diverse set of problems and a number of approaches that have been used to address these problems. It discusses basic molecular biology and likelihood-based statistics, along with physical mapping, markers, linkage analysis, parametric and nonparametric linkage, sequence alignment, and feature recognition. The text illustrates the use of methods that are widespread among researchers who analyze genomic data, such as hidden Markov models and the extreme value distribution. It also covers differential gene expression detection as well as classification and cluster analysis using gene expression data sets. Ideal for graduate students in statistics, biostatistics, computer science, and related fields in applied mathematics, this text presents various approaches to help students solve problems at the interface of these areas. Customer Reviews (1)
Looking for what DNA does. |
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