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The gene machine how genetic technologies are changing the way we have kids--and the kids we have

"A researched exploration of the promises and vulnerabilities of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventions considers key scientific, technological and political factors while sharing the stories of men and women struggling to understand the range of the tests and their revelations...

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Main Author: Rochman, Bonnie, 1972- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Medical genetics.
Medical genetics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Human genetics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering.
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Summary:"A researched exploration of the promises and vulnerabilities of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventions considers key scientific, technological and political factors while sharing the stories of men and women struggling to understand the range of the tests and their revelations."--NoveList.
Physical Description:272 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780374160784
0374160783
Author Notes:Bonnie Rochman is an award-winning journalist. A former health and medicine columnist for Time magazine, she has written for The New York Times Magazine , The Wall Street Journal , NBC News, Scientific American , and O, The Oprah Magazine . She lives in Seattle with her husband and three children. Follow her on Twitter at @brochman.

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