The Moral, Social, and Commercial Imperatives of Genetic Testing and Screening - The Australian Case (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

This is a dynamic book that successfully combines global and local thinking with regard to an emerging technology that will contribute to the expansion of proteomics and pharmacogenomics, the science of tailored healthcare and treatments. Genetic testing and screening will change the way people understand health, diagnostic knowledge, illness but also crime, databases and private information, paternity, and self-knowledge. In addition to giving individuals the opportunity to think differently about their well-being, it installs a new taxonomy in terms of illness, because its probabilistic effects will introduce a new narrative in the health discourse of 21st century society. While in the past people could be classified as being healthy or sick, now, through genetic testing and screening, adults can be classified as being healthy, predisposed to an illness, probably at risk, at risk, or carriers of certain risks.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, 30
Release date:	July 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Michela Betta
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	270
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-4618-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Medical screening Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > General Promotions
LSN:	1-4020-4618-9
Barcode:	9781402046186

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