what modern genetics can tell you about assisted reproduction, human behavior personalized medicine, and much more Krimsky, Sheldon 1941-2022 editor Gruber, Jeremy editor text bibliography nyu 2013 monographic eng

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xi, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. 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. 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? Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber, editors. Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-461) and index. Genetic engineering Social aspects Ingeniería genética Aspectos sociales Medical innovations Social aspects Innovaciones en medicina Aspectos sociales QH 442 B616 2013 174.957 9781620875735 (hardcover : alk. paper) 162087573X (hardcover : alk. paper) 2013005417 DLC 130219 20250718170031.0 17629423 eng