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03535aam a2200445 i 4500 001 999287C24B1A11E6B59043E5DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160716010017 008 150917s2016 mau b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015036455 020 $a 0807074578 (hardcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780807074572 (hardcover : alk. paper) 040 $a DNLM/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d NLM $d BKL $d CLE $d VP@ $d OCLCF $d FM0 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a RB155 $b .L56 2016 082 00 $a 616/.042 $2 23 100 1 $a Lipkin, Steven Monroe, $e author. 245 14 $a The age of genomes : $b tales from the front lines of genetic medicine / $c Steven Monroe Lipkin ; with Jon R. Luoma. 264 1 $a Boston : $b Beacon Press, $c [2016] 300 $a 234 pages ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The Parisian housekeeper -- The unactionables -- Altitude sickness -- The blindfolded poker player and the smoked salmon -- The evil twin -- Madonna and Putto, mortar and plaster -- The DIY genome -- Generation XX/XY -- The tilted driver's test -- Fingerprints, written in blood -- The decorated genome -- The age of geneticism. 520 $a "A leading geneticist explores what promises to be one of the most transformative advances in health and medicine in history. Almost every week, another exciting headline appears about new advances in the field of genetics. Genetic testing is experiencing the exponential growth once seen with the Internet, and the plummeting cost of DNA sequencing makes it increasingly accessible for individuals and families. Dr. Steven M. Lipkin suggests that today's genomics is like the last century's nuclear physics: a powerful tool for good if used correctly, but potentially dangerous in the wrong hands. DNA testing is promising in treating serious disease, but Beijing Genomics, one of the world's largest genomics centers, is quietly developing gene tests to predict intelligence and athletic prowess in prenatal embryo selection. DNA testing could also lead to unnecessary procedures and significantly higher health-care costs. And all too often, sequencing errors diagnose patients with debilitating and fatal genetic diseases.The Genome Generation immerses readers in stories of real patients on the genomics frontier and explores the transformative potential and dangerous risks of genetic technology. It will inform anxious parents increasingly bombarded by offers of costly new prenatal testing products, and demonstrate how genetic technology, when deployed properly, can prevent or treat genetic disorders such as neurological diseases or cancer. Lipkin explains the science in depth, but in terms a layperson can follow"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Genetic disorders $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Genetic engineering $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Genetic screening $v Case studies. 650 12 $a Genetic Diseases, Inborn. 650 22 $a Genetic Engineering. 650 22 $a Genetic Testing. 650 7 $a Genetic disorders. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00940009 650 7 $a Genetic engineering. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00940027 650 7 $a Genetic screening. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00940094 655 2 $a Case Reports. 655 7 $a Case studies. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423765 700 1 $a Luoma, Jon R., $e contributor. 941 $a 2 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611011922.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20160716010459.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=999287C24B1A11E6B59043E5DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b JIDInitiate Another SILO Locator Search