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  • The Double-Edged Helix

    Social Implications of Genetics in a Diverse Society

    by Joseph S. Alper, Catherine Ard, Adrienne Asch, Jon Beckwith, Peter Conrad, Lisa N. Geller ...
    This bioethics anthology exploring the questions and controversies surrounding the innovations of 21st century genetics.When the Human Genome Project completed its work in the early 2000s, it was hailed as a watershed moment in the history of medicine. But not everyone felt the same optimism about where the breakthrough might lead. The Double-Edged Helix explores the impact of recent genetic ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Double-Edged Helix

    Social Implications of Genetics in a Diverse Society

    Edited by Joseph S. Alper, Catherine Ard, Adrienne Asch, Jon Beckwith ...
    Series series Bioethics
    Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2003 from Choice MagazineThe Double-Edged Helix explores the impact of recent genetic discoveries on both different population segments and society as a whole. The authors address the medical and ethical implications of the new technologies, outlining potential positive and negative effects of genetic research on minorities, individuals with ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Genetic Explanations

    Sense and Nonsense

    by Jon Beckwith, Carl F. Cranor, Martha R. Herbert, Mae-Wan Ho, Ruth Hubbard, Eva Jablonka, David S. Jones Ph.D., M.D., Jay Joseph, Evelyn Fox Keller, M. Susan Lindee, David S. Moore, Stuart Newman, Carl Ratner, Shirley Shalev, Carlos Sonnenschein, Ana M. Soto, Stephen L. Talbott, William C. Thompson ...
    Can genes determine which fifty-year-old will succumb to Alzheimer’s, which citizen will turn out on voting day, and which child will be marked for a life of crime? Yes, according to the Internet, a few scientific studies, and some in the biotechnology industry who should know better. Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber gather a team of genetic experts to argue that treating genes as the holy grail ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

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  • The Genetic Lottery

    Why DNA Matters for Social Equality

    by Kathryn Paige Harden ...
    A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal societyIn recent years, scientists like Kathryn Paige Harden have shown that DNA makes us different, in our personalities and in our health—and in ways that matter for educational and economic success in our current society.In The Genetic Lottery, Harden introduces readers to the latest genetic ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Biotechnology in Our Lives

    What Modern Genetics Can Tell You about Assisted Reproduction, Human Behavior, and Personalized Medicine, and Much More

    by Jeremy Gruber, Sheldon Krimsky ...
    For a quarter of a century, the Council for Responsible Genetics has provided a unique historical lens into the modern history, science, ethics, and politics of genetic technologies. Since 1983 the Council has had leading scientists, activists, science writers, and public health advocates researching and reporting on a broad spectrum of issues, including genetically engineered foods, biological ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Introduction to Bioethics, An: Fourth Edition - Revised and Updated

    by Thomas A. Shannon & Nicholas J. Kockler ...
    This book provides an introductory survey of various bioethical issues facing society from beginning of life issues to end of life issues, and several issues in between. ... Read more

    $18.35 USD

  • DNA Is Not Destiny

    The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship between You and Your Genes

    by Steven J. Heine ...
    “[An] important book.… Heine’s vibrant writing makes it come alive with personal significance for every reader.”—Carol Dweck, author of MindsetScientists expect one billion people to have their genomes sequenced by 2025. Yet cultural psychologist Steven J. Heine argues that, in trying to know who we are and where we come from, we’re likely to completely misinterpret what’s “in our DNA.” Heine’s ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Period

    The Real Story of Menstruation

    by Kate Clancy ...
    A bold and revolutionary perspective on the science and cultural history of menstruationMenstruation is something half the world does for a week at a time, for months and years on end, yet it remains largely misunderstood. Scientists once thought of an individual’s period as useless, and some doctors still believe it’s unsafe for a menstruating person to swim in the ocean wearing a tampon. Period ... Read more

    $13.69 USD

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  • The Politics of Life Itself

    Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century

    by Nikolas Rose ...
    Series series In-Formation
    For centuries, medicine aimed to treat abnormalities. But today normality itself is open to medical modification. Equipped with a new molecular understanding of bodies and minds, and new techniques for manipulating basic life processes at the level of molecules, cells, and genes, medicine now seeks to manage human vital processes. The Politics of Life Itself offers a much-needed examination of ... Read more

    $33.89 USD

  • Is Breast Best?

    Taking on the Breastfeeding Experts and the New High Stakes of Motherhood

    by Joan B. Wolf ...
    Series Book 4 - Biopolitics
    Why has breastfeeding re-asserted itself over the last twenty years, and why are the government, the scientific and medical communities, and so many mothers so invested in the idea? In Is Breast Best? Joan B. Wolf challenges the widespread belief that breastfeeding is medically superior to bottle-feeding. Despite the fact that breastfeeding has become the ultimate expression of maternal dedication ... Read more

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  • The Genome Factor

    What the Social Genomics Revolution Reveals about Ourselves, Our History, and the Future

    by Dalton Conley, Jason Fletcher ...
    How genomics is revolutionizing the social sciencesFor a century, social scientists have avoided genetics like the plague. But the nature-nurture wars are over. In the past decade, a small but intrepid group of economists, political scientists, and sociologists have harnessed the genomics revolution to paint a more complete picture of human social life than ever before. The Genome Factor describes ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Genetics

    Science, Ethics, and Public Policy

    by Mark P. Aulisio, Françoise Baylis, Geoffrey D. Block, Hawley Fogg-Davis, Rebecca S. Eisenberg, Konrad Hockedlinger, Rodulf Jaenisch, Gregory E. Kaebnick, Muin J. Khoury, Roberta Springer Loewy, Thomas May, Edward R. B. McCabe, Linda L. McCabe, Annette Patterson, Jason Scott Robert, Martha Satz, Dena Towner, The President's Council on Bioethics, Francis Fukuyama ...
    Series series Readings in Bioethics
    Over a decade ago, the field of bioethics was established in response to the increased control over the design of living organisms afforded by both medical genetics and biotechnology. Since its introduction, bioethics has become established as an academic discipline with journals and professional societies, is covered regularly in the media, and affects people everyday around the globe. In ... Read more

    $97.99 USD