Inheritance : how our genes change our lives-- and our lives change our genes / Sharon Moalem, MD, PhD, with Matthew D. LaPlante.
By: Moalem, Sharon.
Contributor(s): LaPlante, Matthew D.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2014Edition: First edition.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-241) and index.Description: xiii, 255 pages ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781455549443 (hbk.); 1455549444 (hbk.).Subject(s): Medical genetics | Human genetics | HeredityDDC classification: 616/.042Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 616.042 M711 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003492451 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-241) and index.
Everything is about to change. How geneticists think -- When genes misbehave. What Apple, Costco, and a Danish sperm donor teach us about genetic expression -- Changing our genes. How trauma, bullying, and Royal Jelly alter our genetic destiny -- Use it or lose it. How our lives and genes conspire to make and break our bones -- Feed your genes. What our ancestors, vegans, and our microbiomes teach us about nutrition -- Genetic dosing. How deadly painkillers, the prevention paradox, and Ötzi the iceman are changing the face of medicine -- Picking sides. How genes help us decide between left and right -- We're all X-men. What Sherpas, sword swallowers, and genetically doped athletes teach us about ourselves -- Hacking your genome. Why big tobacco, insurance companies, your doctor, and even your lover all want to decode your DNA -- Mail-order child. The unintended consequences of submarines, sonar, and duplicated genes -- Putting it all together. What rare diseases teach us about our genetic inheritance -- One last thing.
Explains new concepts in human genetics and health that indicate that the fundamental nature of the human genome is much more fluid and flexible than originally thought.
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