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Author
Publisher
In Fact Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 created both hope and hype with regard to advancements in medical therapies. The delineation of precise genetic information suggested the possibility of predicting an individual's future health as well as the theoretical ability to intervene and fix it. Nearly a decade later, Gutkind and Kennedy (writers who are well versed in exploring both the technical and personal sides of science and...
Author
Series
Routledge advances in sociology volume 100
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Series
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation, PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
DNA testing companies are trending nationally, with over 30 million Americans hoping to receive clues to family origins and forecasts of their future health -- not knowing the results can be misleading, or not considering that family secrets can tear apart relationships. The biggest risk, however, may be what these companies do with our information once they have it, so this program objectively explores the promise and peril of consumer DNA testing....
Series
Qualitative Soziologie volume Band 19
Publisher
Lucius & Lucius
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch