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Twenty-four true, wide-ranging tales of crime, history, human behavior, illness, and ethics, told from the personal perspective of the author, an eminent physician-lawyer who uses the stories to illustrate the principles of human genetics and to discuss the broader issues.
Contents
History: Using DNA to Understand the Past *Abraham Lincoln: Did he have Marfan syndrome? Kings and queens: Genetic disease in royal families Toulouse Lautrec: An artist despite his genes Old bones: DNA and dkeletons Justice: The DNA Revolution in the Courts *DNA detectives: The new DNA evidence Cold hits: The rise of DNA felon databanks Violence: Do mutations cause crime? Wrongful birth: What should the doctor know? Behavior: Do Genes Make Us the Way We Are? *Mental illness: How much is genetic? Personality: Were we born that way? Talent: Nature or nurture? Gay genes: What's the evidence? Plants and Animals: Genetic Engineering and Nature *Genetically modified organisms: The next green revolution? Transgenic animals: New food and new factories Endangered animals: New genes to beat extinction Xenotransplantation: Animal organs into humans Diseases: The Genetic Revolution in Medicine *Cystic fibrosis: Should everyone be tested? Breast cancer: The burden of knowing Alzheimer disease: Are you at high risk? Gene therapy: The dreams and the reality Dilemmas: Genetic Technologies and Individual Choice *Privacy: Who should be able to know your genes? Frozen embryos: People or property? Cloning: Why is everyone opposed? Eugenics: Is it possible to improve the gene pool?