McCabe, Linda L. <br/><br/>
DNA  promise and peril /  [electronic resource] : 
Linda L. McCabe and Edward R.B. McCabe ; with a foreword by Victor A. McKusick 
 - Berkeley :  University of California Press,  c2008 
 - 1 online resource (xv, 339 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-327) and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: Internet 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781435653665 (electronic bk.) 1435653661 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical genetics--Moral and ethical aspects<br/>Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects