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245 10 a| Genetic twists of fateh| [electronic resource] /c| Stanley Fields and Mark Johnston.;

260 a| Cambridge, Mass. :b| MIT Press,;

300 a| ix, 222 p. :b| ill., map ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-217) and index.;

505 0 a| Pt. 1. Your personal genome : Googling your DNA. What do genes do? -- Genes are the instructions for life : AIDS and the uncommon man ; Proteins are the workhorses of the cell : misdiagnosis of a metabolic malady -- All from a single cell : how a fertilized egg develops into a baby -- When the gene is the cure : immunodeficiency and gene therapy -- When cells are the cure : diabetes and stem cells -- Pt. 2. The inheritance of the gene. When one gene is enough : the enzyme missing in an inherited disease -- When one gene is too much : at risk for Huntington's Disease -- Genes to remember : the growing burden of Alzheimer's Disease -- Blaming our genes : the heritability of behavior -- Pt. 3. Finding the gene. Mistakes happen : the mutations of cancer -- Reshuffling the genetic deck : a cancer gene in the neighborhood -- A family affair : mapping a gene for ALS -- Signposts for common disease : focusing on macular degeneration -- The President who swallowed rat poison : preventing the next heart attack -- Pt. 4. The gene in evolution. The law of evolution : Darwin, Wallace, and the survival of the fittest -- Around the world in fifty thousand years : the genetics of race -- Your personal DNA code : summing up.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

650 0 a| Medical geneticsv| Popular works.=| ^A1005435;

650 0 a| Human geneticsv| Popular works.=| ^A991823;

650 12 a| Genetics, Medicalv| Popular Works.=| ^A918114;

650 22 a| Genetic Predisposition to Diseasev| Popular Works.=| ^A932601;

655 0 a| Electronic books.=| ^A491897;

700 1 a| Johnston, Mark,d| 1951-?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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Genetic twists of fate / Stanley Fields and Mark Johnston.

Author/creator	Fields, Stanley
Other author	Johnston, Mark, 1951-
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press,
Description	ix, 222 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from MIT Press Direct to Open Backfile STEAM Monographs D2O
Subjects	Medical genetics--Popular works. Human genetics--Popular works. Genetics, Medical--Popular Works. Genetic Predisposition to Disease--Popular Works.

Contents	Pt. 1. Your personal genome : Googling your DNA. What do genes do? -- Genes are the instructions for life : AIDS and the uncommon man ; Proteins are the workhorses of the cell : misdiagnosis of a metabolic malady -- All from a single cell : how a fertilized egg develops into a baby -- When the gene is the cure : immunodeficiency and gene therapy -- When cells are the cure : diabetes and stem cells -- Pt. 2. The inheritance of the gene. When one gene is enough : the enzyme missing in an inherited disease -- When one gene is too much : at risk for Huntington's Disease -- Genes to remember : the growing burden of Alzheimer's Disease -- Blaming our genes : the heritability of behavior -- Pt. 3. Finding the gene. Mistakes happen : the mutations of cancer -- Reshuffling the genetic deck : a cancer gene in the neighborhood -- A family affair : mapping a gene for ALS -- Signposts for common disease : focusing on macular degeneration -- The President who swallowed rat poison : preventing the next heart attack -- Pt. 4. The gene in evolution. The law of evolution : Darwin, Wallace, and the survival of the fittest -- Around the world in fifty thousand years : the genetics of race -- Your personal DNA code : summing up.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-217) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2010006926
ISBN	9780262014700 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	026201470X (hardcover : alk. paper)

Genetic twists of fate / Stanley Fields and Mark Johnston.

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