Abraham Lincoln's DNA and Other Adventures in Genetics

Name: Abraham Lincoln's DNA and Other Adventures in Genetics
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ISBN: 9780879696498

ISBN-10: 0879696494

ISBN-13: 9780879696498

Edition: 2000

Authors: Philip R. Reilly

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List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Publication date: 3/6/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 339
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



History: Using DNA to Understand the Past



Abraham Lincoln: Did He Have Marfan Syndrome?



Kings and Queens: Genetic Diseases in Royal Families



Toulouse-Lautrec: An Artist despite His Genes



Old Bones: DNA and Skeletons



Justice: The DNA Revolution in the Courts



DNA Detectives: The New DNA Evidence



Cold Hits: The Rise of DNA Felon Databanks



Genes and Violence: Do Mutations Cause Crime?



Wrongful Birth: What Should the Doctor Know?



Behavior: Do Genes Make Us the Way We Are?



Mental Illness: How Much Is Genetic?



Personality: Were We Born This Way?



Talent: Nature or Nurture?



Gay Genes: What's the Evidence?



Plants and Animals: Genetic Engineering and Nature



Genetically Modified Organisms: The Next Green Revolution?



Transgenic Animals: New Foods and New Factories



Endangered Species: New Genes Beat Extinction



Xenotransplantation: Animal Organs to Save Humans



Diseases: The Genetic Revolution in Medicine



Cystic Fibrosis: Should Everyone Be Tested?



Breast Cancer: The Burden of Knowing



Alzheimer Disease: Are You at High Risk?



Gene Therapy: The Dream and the Reality



Dilemmas: Genetic Technologies and Individual Choice



Genetic Testing and Privacy: Who Should Be Able to Know Your Genes?



Frozen Embryos: People or Property?



Cloning: Why Is Everyone Opposed?



Eugenics: Can We Improve the Gene Pool?


Bibliography


Index