Welcome to the genome
Subtitle: a user's guide to the genetic past, present, and future
By: Rob DeSalle, Michael Yudell.
Contributors: Yudell, Michael.; American Museum of Natural History.
Publisher: Wiley-Liss
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Hoboken, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
Subjects: Genomics -- Popular works.; Human genome -- Popular works.
Genres: Popular works.
Description: "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 and Michael Yudell have written a book which 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 book employs an understandable style and full-color illustrations to provide 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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-204) and index.
"Published in association with the American Museum of Natural History."
Table of contents: title: From Mendel to molecules; title: The building blocks of gene sequencing; title: Sequencing the genome; title: Keeping the genome safe; title: 99.9%; title: The tree of life; title: The world to come: medicine; title: The world to come: agriculture; title: Caution: welcoming the genome.