Here Is a Human Being: At the Dawn of Personal Genomics

Here Is a Human Being: At the Dawn of Personal Genomics – Genome Sequencing, Medical Research, and Privacy Under Siege

Here is a Human Being delivers the first in-depth look at the Personal Genome Projectâ€”the effort to construct complete genomic maps of a specific human beingsâ€”written by one of the studyâ€™s ten human participants. Misha Angrist recounts the projectâ€™s fascinating nuances, including the larger-than-life personalities of the research subjects, the entrepreneurial scientists at the helm, the bewildered and overwhelmed physicians and regulators who negotiated for it, the fascinating technology it employed, and the political, social, ethical and familial issues it continues to raise. In the vein of James Shreeveâ€™s The Genome War, Craig J. Ventnerâ€™s My Life Decoded, and Francis J. Collinsâ€™ The Language of Life, Angristâ€™s informed exploration of this cutting-edge science is a gripping look at the present and future of genomics.
Country USA
Manufacturer Harper
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2011-11-08
Format Kindle eBook

Here Is a Human Being: At the Dawn of Personal Genomics – Genome Sequencing, Medical Research, and Privacy Under Siege