Your Genetic Destiny for Sale. / Gary Taubes.
by Taubes, Gary; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 7Human Relations. Publisher: Technology Review, 2001ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): DNA -- Databases | Extended family | Genetic disorders | Genetics -- Research | Human gene mapping | Icelanders | NewfoundlandersDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Companies are poring through the medical heritage of large populations searching for the genes behind common diseases. The effort could revolutionize medicine--and is already triggering controversy." (TECHNOLOGY REVIEW) This article examines the controversial efforts of several companies to discover the genetic causes for common chronic diseases through evaluation of the DNA of large populations.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Your Genetic Destiny for Sale, April 2001; pp. 40-46.
"Companies are poring through the medical heritage of large populations searching for the genes behind common diseases. The effort could revolutionize medicine--and is already triggering controversy." (TECHNOLOGY REVIEW) This article examines the controversial efforts of several companies to discover the genetic causes for common chronic diseases through evaluation of the DNA of large populations.
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