02727cam a2200373 i 4500 18789626 US-DLC 20161031122321.0 150917s2016 mau b 001 0 eng 2015036455 9780807074572 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780807074589 (ebook) (DNLM)101668542 DNLM/DLC DLC rda DLC pcc RB155 .L56 2016 Lipkin, Steven Monroe, author. The age of genomes : tales from the front lines of genetic medicine / Steven Monroe Lipkin ; with Jon R. Luoma. Boston : Beacon Press, [2016] 234 pages ; 24 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "A leading geneticist explores what promises to be one of the most transformative advances in health and medicine in history. Almost every week, another exciting headline appears about new advances in the field of genetics. Genetic testing is experiencing the exponential growth once seen with the Internet, and the plummeting cost of DNA sequencing makes it increasingly accessible for individuals and families. Dr. Steven M. Lipkin suggests that today's genomics is like the last century's nuclear physics: a powerful tool for good if used correctly, but potentially dangerous in the wrong hands. DNA testing is promising in treating serious disease, but Beijing Genomics, one of the world's largest genomics centers, is quietly developing gene tests to predict intelligence and athletic prowess in prenatal embryo selection. DNA testing could also lead to unnecessary procedures and significantly higher health-care costs. And all too often, sequencing errors diagnose patients with debilitating and fatal genetic diseases.The Genome Generation immerses readers in stories of real patients on the genomics frontier and explores the transformative potential and dangerous risks of genetic technology. It will inform anxious parents increasingly bombarded by offers of costly new prenatal testing products, and demonstrate how genetic technology, when deployed properly, can prevent or treat genetic disorders such as neurological diseases or cancer. Lipkin explains the science in depth, but in terms a layperson can follow"-- Genetic Diseases, Inborn Case Reports. Genetic Engineering Case Reports. Genetic Testing Case Reports. local 4 Print books. Luoma, Jon R., contributor. lcc BOOKS Alfaisal Main Library [2016] 318482 318482 0 0 lcc 0 0 AU AU GEN 2016-10-16 0 RB155 .L56 2016 AU0000000006906 2016-10-16 00:00:00 200.00 2016-10-16 BOOKS