Draws on scientific findings in the fields of race, sex, and genetics to support the theory that people with interracial heritages have more resilient genes and overall healthier bodies, in a volume that explores biological taboos and the genetic potential for mating outside of one's social group or race. Original.

Product Description: Two leaders in the field of genetics—a bioethicist-health lawyer and an obstetrician-gynecologist geneticist—answer the most pressing questions about the application of new genetics to our universal medicine and what personalized medicine means for individual healthcare...read more

Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications.; Opposing Viewpoints: Human Genetics examines whether or not people should embrace human genetic enhancements and therapies, if biotech companies should be allowed to patent human genes, if human genetic tests are beneficial, and what the impact is of coll; "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model…not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, th

Product Description: [LIBRARY EDITION Audiobook CD format in sturdy Vinyl Case with cloth sleeves that keep compact discs protected.][*Read by the author - David Epstein] ''In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so successful might carry some special speed gene from their tiny island...read more

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Product Description: The essays in this collection examine how human heredity was understood between the end of the First World War and the early 1970s. The contributors explore the interaction of science, medicine and society in determining how heredity was viewed across the world during the politically turbulent years of the twentieth century...read more

Product Description: The genetic dissection of human primary immunodeficiency is expanding at full speed, in at least two directions. Some investigators pursue the dissection of well-known clinical phenotypes, for which the count of genetic etiologies seems to be endless, whereas others begin the search for inborn errors underlying new phenotypes, infectious and otherwise...read more

Product Description: Principles of the Human Genome and Pharmacogenomics provides solid background to help pharmacists and student pharmacists apply genetic principles to health care. Chapters cover the history of pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics, information flow in biological systems, genomes and genomics, genomic technologies and pharmacogenomics, case studies, and ethical challenges...read more

Product Description: From the Industrial revolution and onward, the world has become an environment that is overflowing with dangerous toxins. Mass manufacturing has resulted in thousands of chemical pollutants being released in the atmosphere, water, and soil...read more

Product Description: Do the words "I want to talk about the wedding" make you break out in a cold sweat? Are you having nightmares of being chased by good china, flower bouquets, and flaming wedding cakes? Do you sometimes wonder why you couldn't just go from the proposal to the honeymoon? Don't let those feet freeze yet! The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being a Groom takes the fear out of wedding preparations and helps you look forward to that special day...read more

Product Description: Do the words "I want to talk about the wedding" make you break out in a cold sweat? Are you having nightmares of being chased by good china, flower bouquets, and flaming wedding cakes? Do you sometimes wonder why you couldn't just go from the proposal to the honeymoon? Don't let those feet freeze yet! The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being a Groom takes the fear out of wedding preparations and helps you look forward to that special day...read more

Includes definitions for over 6,000 foods, ingredients, and cooking terms and techniques