HereIsaHumanBeingAttheDawnofPersonalGenomics

作者 Misha Angrist著
出版社 HarperCollinsUS
出版时间 2011年11月
ISBN 9780062074232
定价 227.70

内容简介

In2007,MishaAngristbecamethefourthsubjectinthePersonalGenomeProject,GeorgeChurch'sambitiousplantosequencetheentiregenomiccatalog:everyparticipant'stwentythousand?plusgenesandtherestofhisorhersixbillionbasepairs.Unlockingthesecretsofourgenomesopensthedoortounderstandingwhywearethewayweareandpotentiallyfixingwhatailsus,fromcanceranddiabetestoobesityandmalepatternbaldness.Butwhatexactlywillhappentothisinformation?Willitbeaboonorjustanothermarketingtool?HereIsaHumanBeingisthefirstin-depthlookatpersonalgenomics—itslarger-than-liferesearchsubjects;itsentrepreneursanddo-it-yourselfers;itstechnologydevelopers;andthebewilderedphysiciansandregulatorswhomustnegotiatewithit—andwhatitmeanstobea"publicgenome"inaworldwhereprivacyisalreadyundersiege.

作者简介

MichaelMarshallistheauthorofthetrilogythatincludesTheStrawMen,TheUprightMan,andBloodofAngels,aswellasthestand-alonenovelsTheServants,TheIntruders,BadThings,andKillerMove.HealsoworksasascreenwriterforclientsinLondonandLosAngeles,andiscurrentlywritingatelevisionpilotsetinNewYorkCity.HelivesinLondon,England,withhiswifeandson.

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