Here is a human being
Subtitle: at the dawn of personal genomics
By: Misha Angrist
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9780061628337
Subjects: Human genome; Human Genome; Databases; Ethics; Medical Genetics; Popular Works; Human Genome Project; Personal Genome Project
Description: "Misha Angrist, who has a PhD in genetics and an MFA, brings us the first, inside story of the Personal Genome Project, its larger-than-life research subjects, as well as the political, social, and ethical issues that emerged throughout the study"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The numerator; title: "His own drum"; title: "Why should we make them go out on the dance floor?"; title: "But when is it mature?"; title: Better living through chemistry; title: And then there were ten; title: "It's tough to guard against the future"; title: Gettysburg to Gutenberg; title: "You can do this in your kitchen"; title: "Take a chance, win a bunny"; title: "Something magical"; title: Charity begins at home; title: Antarctica.