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The Book of Genes and Genomes de Susanne B. Haga

The Book of Genes and Genomes

Autor Susanne B. Haga
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 ian 2022
The Book of Genes & Genomes  presents a concise overview of the advances in genetics and genomics and provides the unfamiliar reader with a succinct description of many of the applications and implications of this field. Given the substantial investment in genetics and genomics over the past several decades and the many recent discoveries and developments, this book will help the reader begin to understand the importance of genetics and genomics to us all. This exciting new title includes information on how genetics and genomics has advanced our understanding of health and medicine, evolution, and biology, as well as how they are pushing the boundaries of ethics and social values.

  • Assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the reader;
  • Easy to understand writing style, enabling novices to read and speak the "language" of genes and genomes;
  • Inclusion of case-studies that depict how genes and genomics have advanced understanding of health,medicine, evolution and biology, but juxtaposed to ethics and social values;
  • Recommended reading offered to facilitate self study;
  • Clear, up to date and affordable.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780387709154
ISBN-10: 0387709150
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: XIV, 236 p. 33 illus., 30 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2022
Editura: Springer
Colecția Springer
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

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Cuprins

Forward -- A Brave New World., Chapter 1.  From Genes to Genomes:  What’s It All About?  ([Author’s Note: Introduction; include short genetics history]., Chapter 2.  My Family’s Medical History (and why it’s important for me to know)., Chapter 3.  A Savior Sibling [Author’s Note:  Preimplantation genetic diagnosis/Selection]., Chapter 4. Too Few, Too Many [Author’s Note: Aneuploidy/Copy Number Variation]., Chapter 5. You’ve Probably Already Had a Genetic Test (But no one told you):   Newborn Screening., Chapter 6. Sweet Blood (Genetics and Diabetes)., Chapter 7.  Will this Drug Work for You? [Author’s Note:  Pharmacogenetics/Creating a Drug Just for You]., Chapter 8.  No Two Cancers Are the Same [Author’s Note:  Microarrays and Disease sub-classification]., Chapter 9.  Can We Fix our Faulty Genes? [Author’s Note: Gene Therapy/Genome Editing-CRISPR]., Chapter 10.  Hunting the Invisible Bugs through DNA (Author’s Note:  Infectious disease/MRSA story)., Chapter 11. Can Genes Explain Behavior? (Note: Behavioral Genetics/Gene x Environment)., Chapter 12. The Not So Golden Age of Golden Rice {alternative title: Tastier (and Healthier) Foods through Genetic Technology}., Chapter 13.  Cleaning up the Environment:  New Ways to Detect Land Mines and Digest Oil., Chapter 14. Genetics and the Crime Scene:  Just like TV?., Chapter 15. Are We Related to Cavemen? [Alternative Title:  Ancient Ancestors] [Author’s Note:  Neanderthal/woolly mammoth/Population history/Redefining Race]. ,Chapter 16.     Creating New Life [Alternative Title:  Bringing back Extinct Species]., Chapter 17.     Genetic Testing Without A Physician – A Brave New World 

Notă biografică

Dr. Susanne Haga is an Associate Professor in Medicine with Duke University School of Medicine in the Center for Applied Genomics and Precision Medicine, Sanford School of Public Policy, and the Department of Biology. She received her Ph.D. in Human Genetics from University of Maryland, Baltimore in 1999. Her research interests include translation of genomics into practice, with a focus on education of providers, patients, and the public. This includes the development of educational materials about genomic research in general, pharmacogenetic testing, and communicating genetic test results, in addition to undergraduate teaching in genetics/genomics, ethics, and policy. Dr. Haga has authored many peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters on these subjects, and has been awarded numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health.

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The Book of Genes & Genomes  presents a concise overview of the advances in genetics and genomics and provide the unfamiliar reader with a succinct description of many of the applications and implications of this field. Given the substantial investment in genetics and genomics over the past several decades and the many recent discoveries and developments, this book will help the reader begin to understand the importance of genetics and genomics to us all. This exciting new title includes information on how genetics and genomics has advanced our understanding of health and medicine, evolution, and biology, as well as how they are pushing the boundaries of ethics and social values.
  • Assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the reader;
  • Easy to understand writing style, enabling novices to read and speak the "language" of genes and genomes;
  • Inclusion of case-studies that depict how genes and genomics have advanced understanding of health, medicine, evolution and biology, but juxtaposed to ethics and social values;
  • Recommended reading offered to facilitate self study;
  • Clear, up to date and affordable.

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Easy to understand writing style, enabling novices Includes case-studies that depict how genes have advanced understanding of health, medicine, evolution and biology Recommended reading offered to facilitate self study