Gene therapy
By: Clay Farris Naff, book editor.
Contributors: Naff, Clay Farris.
Series: Exploring science and medical discoveries
Publisher: Thomson/Gale; Greenhaven Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Detroit; Farmington Hills, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Gene therapy -- Juvenile literature.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding and manipulating genes : Understanding heredity; title: From the discovery of genes to the mapping of genomes; title: Discovering the structure of DNA; title: An introduction to gene therapy; title: The road to success : The first human gene therapy trial; title: The first genuine success; title: Injecting genes to curb prostate cancer; title: Swapping out bad genes to prevent mitochondrial disease; title: Helping children born without immunity; title: Treating deafness with gene therapy; title: A new tactic to fight Parkinson's disease; title: Hope for victims with Lou Gehrig's disease; title: Gene therapy immortality; title: The road turns bumpy : Gene therapy research : juggling business and science; title: A gene therapy trial ends in death and scandal; title: When gene therapy kills : a father's grief; title: Unreliable viruses stall gene therapy research; title: Improving the safety of gene therapy trials; title: Some gene therapy trials resume while others remain frozen; title: A heart treatment revives hopes for gene therapy; title: The ethics of gene therapy : Ethical issues surrounding gene therapy; title: A legal perspective on genetic ethics; title: Playing God: genes and theology; title: Gene therapy's threat to equality; title: Gene therapy's contribution toward equality.