Welcome to the genome a user's guide to the genetic past, present, and future
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| Publisher: | Hoboken : N.J.Wiley |
| Subject: | Genomics, Human genome |
| Authors: | Rob DeSalle |
| Pages: | 377 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 0471453315 |
| Call No: | QH 447. D278 2005 |
Welcome to the Genome takes you right into the thick of today's most cutting-edge science and its far-reaching implications. Authors Rob DeSalle, who curated the highly successful Genomics Revolution exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and Michael Yudell, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Drexel University, have written a book that clearly explains the ongoing saga of our attempts to understand the mystery of biology's Rosetta Stone and use its code to better our lives. This reader-friendly book employs an understandable style and eye-popping full-color illustrations to provide real insights into the complex science involved. It delves into the past discoveries that led to the sequencing of the human genome; it presents the challenges facing today's scientists and society and culture in general; and it considers the future possibilities of the developing genome era. Social issues, particularly questions of ethics, receive special attention, covering an important area too often overshadowed by science and technology.