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005			20161031122321.0
008			150917s2016 mau b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2015036455
020			_a9780807074572 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_z9780807074589 (ebook)
035			_a(DNLM)101668542
040			_aDNLM/DLC _cDLC _erda _dDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aRB155 _b.L56 2016
100	1		_aLipkin, Steven Monroe, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe age of genomes : _btales from the front lines of genetic medicine / _cSteven Monroe Lipkin ; with Jon R. Luoma.
264		1	_aBoston : _bBeacon Press, _c[2016]
300			_a234 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"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"--
650	1	2	_aGenetic Diseases, Inborn _vCase Reports.
650	2	2	_aGenetic Engineering _vCase Reports.
650	2	2	_aGenetic Testing _vCase Reports.
655		0	_2local _94 _aPrint books.
700	1		_aLuoma, Jon R., _econtributor.
942			_2lcc _cBOOKS
049			_aAlfaisal Main Library
260			_c[2016]
999			_c318482 _d318482