The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids--And the Kids We Have - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Scientific AmericanISBN-13:9780374537555ISBN-10:374537550UPC:9780374537555Book Category:Family & Relationships, Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Parenting, Life Sciences, EthicsBook Topic:Genetics & GenomicsSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC1F1X5EP9
The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids--And the Kids We Have
A sharp-eyed exploration of the promise and peril of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventions
Is screening for disease in an embryo a humane form of family planning or a slippery slope toward eugenics? Should doctors tell you that your infant daughter is genetically predisposed to breast cancer? If tests revealed that your toddler has a genetic mutation whose significance...Language:EnglishPublisher:Scientific AmericanISBN-13:9780374537555ISBN-10:374537550UPC:9780374537555Book Category:Family & Relationships, Science, MedicalBook Subcategory:Parenting, Life Sciences, EthicsBook Topic:Genetics & GenomicsSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC1F1X5EP9
Bonnie Rochman is an award-winning journalist. A former health and parenting columnist for Time.com and staff writer for Time magazine, she has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, MIT Technology Review, Scientific American, and O, The Oprah Magazine. She lives in Seattle with her husband and three children.
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