Living With The Genome Ethical and Social Aspects of Human Genetics [Hardcover]

This book brings us up to date with important contributions from the authoritative Encyclopedia of the Human Genome on the urgent social, legal and ethical aspects of the Human Genome enterprise, accessibly written and introduced for the undergraduate, postgraduate and general reader.Acknowledgements List of Contributors Glossary Introduction; A.Clarke PART 1: THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT: GENETIC RESEARCH & COMMERCIALISATION Introduction; A.Clarke & F.Ticehurst Celera Genomics: The Race for the Human Genome Sequence; M.A.Fortun Human Genome Project as a Social Enterprise; P.L.Bereano Commercialization of Human Genetic Research; T.Caulfield Patenting of Genes: A Personal View; J.Rifkin Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP): Impact on Indigenous Communities; J.Marks deCODE and Iceland: A Critique; E.?rnason & F.Wells Informed Consent in Human Genetic Research; P.R.Reilly Gene Therapy: Expectations and Results; P.A.Martin PART 2: GENETIC DISEASE: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND POPULATIONS Introduction; A.Clarke & F.Ticehurst Genetic Counseling: Psychological Issues; B.B.Biesecker Genetic Testing of Children; A.Procter Genetic Risk; L.Prior Genetic Susceptibility; C.Emslie & K.Hunt Thrifty Gene Hypothesis: Challenges; R.McDermott Carrier Screening for Inherited Hemoglobin Disorders in Cyprus and the United Kingdom; B.Modell Carrier Screening of Adolescents in Montreal; C.R.Scriver & J.J.Mitchell PART 3: DISABILITY, GENETICS & EUGENICS Introduction; A.Clarke & F.Ticehurst Nazi Movement and Eugenics; P.Weindling Eugenics: Contemporary Echoes; T.Duster China: The Maternal and Infant Health Care Law; S.Guo Disability, Human Rights and Contemporary Genetics; T.Shakespeare Mentally Handicapped in Britain: Sexuality and Procreation; J.McCarthy, V.Sinason & S.Hollins PART 4: GENETICS & SOCIETY: INFORMATION, INTERPRETATION AND REPRESENTATION Introduction; A.Clarke & F.Ticehurst Gene as a Cultural Icon; D.Nelkin Heredity: Lay Ulã: