- Bib ID:
- 1993641
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Drlica, Karl
- Description:
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- Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1994
- ix, 242 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0201408384
- 0201409828 (paperback)
- Series:
- Helix books
- Full contents:
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- Ch. 1. Doctor, Is My Baby Okay?: New Life-or-death choices face prospective parents
- Ch. 2. Of Physicists and Phages: Interactions of molecules explain life
- Ch. 3. The Golden Age: DNA molecules carry the instructions for life
- Ch. 4. The Enemy Within: Genetic histories predict future health
- Ch. 5. Fixing Bad Genes: Molecular surgery attacks fatal genetic diseases
- Ch. 6. Early Detection of Infection: Diagnosis of fatal infectious disease changes interpersonal interactions
- Ch. 7. Who Gave It to Me?: Genetic methods make people accountable for spreading infection
- Ch. 8. Beyond Reasonable Doubt: DNA fingerprinting enters the courtroom
- Ch. 9. Body Enhancement? Availability of potent biological molecules stimulates personal experimentation
- Ch. 10. Toward Universal Screening Genetic testing will guide future health decisions
- Ch. 11. Society and the Revolution: Ethnic diversity and big money raise social problems.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237) and index.
- Subject:
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- Copyright:
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