ISBN: 9780807004180 - exploding the gene myth: how genetic information is produced and manipulated by scientists, physicians, employers, insurance companies, educators and law enforcers (18 resultados)

Condición: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Condición: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Condición: Good. A sound copy with only light wear. Overall a solid copy at a great price.

hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good-. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good+. First Printing. Dust jacket is rubbed, with a bit of foxing. Faint foxing on top, bottom, and fore edge of book.

Hardcover. Condición: As New.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Beacon Press 1993 8vo. 206 pages. text block crisp. dust jacket in mylar. clean, tight copy. VG+.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Copyright © 1993. 206 pp. SIGNED BY AUTHOR!!! With Inscription! Solidly bound copy and dj with minimal external wear, crisp pages and clean text. Pen marks on table of contents page. Pierre Yves Goarec (Jacket Art) (ilustrador). SIGNED BY AUTHOR!!! With Inscr. …

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Very good hardcover w/ very good dust jacket.

Original Wraps. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. First Edition. Inscribed to poet, Margaret Randall:" To Margaret and Barbara, with much love, Ruth and Elijah." Features an Appendix, Notes, Index and Glossary. 206 pages. Back cover shows slight edgewear, otherwise in very good condition in protective mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Inscribed By Author. Hard Cover.…

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. 206 pp. xv. '1' in number line. Following the Preface, "Why This Book", Contents divided into 12 Chapters:(1) OF GENES AND PEOPLE: The Role of Genetics in Our Lives; Genes for Deafness, Genes for Being Raped; A Word about Scientists; Heredity and environment; What Are Genes?; (2) GENETIC LABELING AND THE OLD EUGENICS: The Birth of Eugenics; Genetic Labeling; Involuntary Sterilization; Eugenic Immigration Policies; (3) THE NEW EUGENICS: TESTING, SCREENING, AND CHOICE: Overt and Subtle Eugenics; Parenting, Disabilities, and Selective Abortion; Genetic Screening; Fallacies of Genetic Prediction; (4) A BRIEF ;LOOK AT GENETICS: Heredity and Genes; The Beginning: Gregor Mendel, 'Traits' and 'Factors'; From Mendel to the Double Helix; Genes and Proteins; How Chromosomes and Genes Are Duplicated; X and Y: The Sex Chromosomes; Chromosomes and Cell Division; From DNA to RNA to Proteins; How Genes Function; Sequencing the Human Genome; RFLPs: Linking DNA Patterns with Traits; (5) GENES IN CONTEXT: Definitions of Health and Disease; Individualization of Health and Illness; Genes as Blueprints; Geneticization; Diagnostic Labeling; (6) 'INHERITED TENDENCIES' : CHRONIC CONDITIONS: Some Underlying Assumptions; Conditions That Run in Families; Diabetes; High Blood Pressure, Heart Disease and Strokes; Cancer [Oncogenes and Anti-Oncogenes; Cancer Prevention and Cancer Screening; Breast Cancer; Cancer Prevention versus Cancer Therapy]; (7) 'INHERITED TENDENCIES': BEHAVIORS: Which Behaviors?; Homosexuality; Alcoholism; Problems of Linking Genes to Behavior; Pitfalls of Behavioral Research: The XYY Fallacy; (8) MANIPULATING OUR GENES: Conventional Treatments for Inherited Conditions; Modifying DNA: Somatic Cell Manipulations; 'Germ-Line Gene Therapy': Changing Future Generations; (9) GENES FOR SALE: Funds for Research, Profits for Biotechnology; Commercialization and Conflicts of Interest; Owning the Genome; What to Do?; (10) GENETIC DISCRIMINATION: EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND INSURANCE: Genetic Testing and the Schools; Genetic Discrimination in the Workplace; Measure to Counter Employment-Related Discrimination; Genetic Discrimination in Insurance (11) DNA-BASED IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS, PRIVACY, AND CIVIL LIBERTIES: DNA and the Criminal Justice System; Scientific Problems with DNA Profiles; Genetic Privacy and Civil Liberties; Employment- and Health-Related Issues; Controlling Genetic Information; (12) IN CONCLUSION . . . ; APPENDIX: MITOCHONDRIAL DNA: Mitochondria and Their DNA; Inheritance of Mitochondrial DNA; Notes, pp. 169-182; Glossary, pp. 183-192; Books and Other Resources, pp. 193-198; Index, pp. 199-206. Marbled cream boards with white spine and brilliant gilt letters. Shiny dustwrapper not price-clipped ($24.00) with teal front cover and large cream Title lettering in column on left side of top half front cover, adjacent to and illustration of a human figure surrounded by a disarray of other human figures at middle right front cover; Author names in smaller cream lettering across bottom front cover.Hint of ruffling at spine ends, else unqualifiedly As New: Tight binding; sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO rubbing wear; NO previous owner names; NO remainder marks; Clean text. Laid in (NO offsetting): Article from Boston Globe (May 16, 1990) by Madeline Drexler, "Ruth Hubbard: an outsider on the inside: A Harvard biologist challenges the way science looks at the world.".…

Condición: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0807004189. …

Condición: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:0807004189.…

Hard Cover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. The cover is somewhat shelf worn. The edges of the book are lightly spotted. 205 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).…

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Hardcover. Condición: New.