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Here Is a Human Being - At the Dawn of Personal Genomics (Paperback)
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Here Is a Human Being - At the Dawn of Personal Genomics (Paperback)
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In 2007, Misha Angrist became the fourth subject in the Personal
Genome Project, George Church's ambitious plan to sequence the
entire genomic catalog: every participant's twenty thousand-plus
genes and the rest of his or her 6 billion base pairs. Church hopes
to better understand how genes influence our physical traits, from
height and athletic ability to behavior and weight, and our medical
conditions, from cancer and diabetes to obesity and male pattern
baldness. Now Angrist reveals startling information about the
experiment's participants and scientists; how the experiment was,
is, and will be conducted; the discoveries and potential
discoveries; and, the profound implications of having an unfiltered
view of our hardwired selves for us and for our children. DNA
technology has already changed our health care, the food we eat,
and our criminal justice system. Unlocking the secrets of our
genomes opens the door not only to helping us understand why we are
the way we are and potentially fixing what ails us but also to many
other concerns: What exactly will happen to this information? Will
it become just another marketing tool? Can it help us understand
our ancestry, or will it merely reinforce old ideas of race? Can
personal genomics help fix the U.S. health care system? "Here Is a
Human Being" explores these complicated questions while documenting
Angrist's own fascinating journey-one that tens of thousands of us
will soon make.
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