The genomic revolution : unveiling the unity of life /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:The genomic revolution (Print)
Other Authors: Yudell, Michael, DeSalle, Rob
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Joseph Henry Press with the American Museum of Natural History, [2002]
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Table of Contents:
  • Making the genome public : the American Museum of Natural History and the coming age of genomics / Michael Yudell and Rob DeSalle
  • Genome science and the new frontier
  • Introduction / Nicholas Wade
  • What does knowing about genomes mean for science and society? / Harold Varmus
  • Sequencing the human genome : elucidating our genetic blueprint / Eric Green
  • Whole-genome shotgun sequencing / J. Craig Venter
  • After the genome: where should we go? / Leroy Hood
  • Applications of genomics to medicine and agriculture
  • Introduction / Robert Bazell
  • Genomics : a rapid road from gene to patient / William Haseltine
  • The origins of cancer and the human genome / Arnold J. Levine
  • Gene diversity in the endorphin system: SNPs, chips, and possible implications / Mary Jeanne Kreek
  • Genomics and biotechnology in agriculture / Barbara A. Schaal
  • Exploring human variation : understanding identity in the genomic era
  • Introduction / Rob DeSalle
  • Using maternal and paternal genes to unlock human history / Douglas C. Wallace
  • Eugenics, the genome, and human rights / Daniel J. Kevles
  • Redesigning the self : the promise and perils of genetic enhancement / David J. Rothman
  • Financial, legal, and ethical issues and the new genomics
  • Introduction / Michael Waldholz
  • Investing in the biotechnology sector / Kris H. Jenner
  • The role of patents in exploiting the genome / Rebecca Eisenberg
  • Social side effects of the new human molecular genetic diagnostics / Troy Duster
  • Mapping morality : the rights and wrongs of genomics / Arthur l. Caplan
  • Summing up : finding our way through the revolution / Kathi E. Hanna.