Description
Book SynopsisForward -- A Brave New World., Chapter 1. From Genes to Genomes: What's It All About? ([Author's Note: Introduction; include short genetics history]., Chapter 2. My Family's Medical History (and why it's important for me to know)., Chapter 3. A Savior Sibling [Author's Note: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis/Selection]., Chapter 4. Too Few, Too Many [Author's Note: Aneuploidy/Copy Number Variation]., Chapter 5. You've Probably Already Had a Genetic Test (But no one told you): Newborn Screening., Chapter 6. Sweet Blood (Genetics and Diabetes)., Chapter 7. Will this Drug Work for You? [Author's Note: Pharmacogenetics/Creating a Drug Just for You]., Chapter 8. No Two Cancers Are the Same [Author's Note: Microarrays and Disease sub-classification]., Chapter 9. Can We Fix our Faulty Genes? [Author's Note: Gene Therapy/Genome Editing-CRISPR]., Chapter 1
Table of Contents
Forward -- A Brave New World
[Part I -- Introduction]
Chapter 1. From Genes to Genomes: What’s It All About? ([Author’s Note: Introduction; include short genetics history]
[Part II – Medical Applications]
Chapter 2. My Family’s Medical History (and why it’s important for me to know)
Chapter 3. A Savior Sibling [Author’s Note: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis/Selection]
Chapter 4. Too Few, Too Many [Author’s Note: Aneuploidy/Copy Number Variation]
Chapter 5. You’ve Probably Already Had a Genetic Test (But no one told you): Newborn Screening
Chapter 6. Sweet Blood (Genetics and Diabetes)
Chapter 7. Will this Drug Work for You? [Author’s Note: Pharmacogenetics/Creating a Drug Just for You]
Chapter 8. No Two Cancers Are the Same [Author’s Note: Microarrays and Disease sub-classification]
Chapter 9. Can We Fix our Faulty Genes? [Author’s Note: Gene Therapy/Genome Editing-CRISPR]
Chapter 10. Hunting the Invisible Bugs through DNA (Author’s Note: Infectious disease/MRSA story)
Chapter 11. Can Genes Explain Behavior? (Note: Behavioral Genetics/Gene x Environment)
[Part III – Non-medical Applications]
Chapter 12. The Not So Golden Age of Golden Rice {alternative title: Tastier (and Healthier) Foods through Genetic Technology}
Chapter 13. Cleaning up the Environment: New Ways to Detect Land Mines and Digest Oil
Chapter 14. Genetics and the Crime Scene: Just like TV?
Chapter 15. Are We Related to Cavemen? [Alternative Title: Ancient Ancestors] [Author’s Note: Neanderthal/woolly mammoth/Population history/Redefining Race]
Chapter 16. Creating New Life [Alternative Title: Bringing back Extinct Species]
Chapter 17. Genetic Testing Without A Physician – A Brave New World [Author’s Note: Direct to Consumer Marketing] [move this to Part II?]
