The End of Genetics: Designing Humanity&#39;s DNA

David B. Goldstein

Published by Yale University Press 2021

The End of Genetics

Designing Humanity's DNA

David B. Goldstein

https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300262544

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About this book

An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologies

Since 2010 it has been possible to determine a person’s genetic makeup in a matter of days at an accessible cost for many millions of people. Along with this technological breakthrough there has emerged a movement to use this information to help prospective parents “eliminate preventable genetic disease.” As the prospect of systematically excluding the appearance of unwanted mutations in our children comes within reach, David B. Goldstein examines the possible consequences from these types of choices.

Engaging and accessible, this clarion call for responsible and informed stewardship of the human genome provides an overview of what we do and do not know about human genetics and looks at some of the complex, yet largely unexplored, issues we must be most careful about as we move into an era of increasing numbers of parents exercising direct control over the genomes of their children.

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David B. Goldstein is John E. Borne Professor of Genetics and Development and director of the Institute for Genomic Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. He is the author Jacob’s Legacy: A Genetic View of Jewish History.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. The Future of Reproduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 2. Learning to Read the Human Genome Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
Chapter 3. The Nature of Human Genetic Variation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Chapter 4. DNA and Human Disease Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
Chapter 5. Writing the Genomes of Our Children Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	171

Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Pages
- Main content: 192

eBook

Published: January 31, 2022
ISBN: 9780300262544