Paperback • 2009 • English

Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene

Name: Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene
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ISBN: 9780156033312

By Masha Gessen

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About the book

Masha Gessen discovered throughgenetic testing that she had the dreaded BRCA1 genetic mutation--the same mutation made famous recently by Angelina Jolie, which predisposes women to ovarian and breast cancer. As Gessen wrestled with a wrenching personal decision what to do with such knowledge she explored the landscape of a brave new world, speaking with others like her and with experts including medical researchers, historians, and religious thinkers. Blood Matters is a much-needed field guide t...Show more

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9780156033312

Publisher

Mariner Books

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in the Future of the Gene

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Paperback

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