{"product_id":"access-to-the-genome-maxwell-j-mehlman-9780878406784","title":"Access to the Genome: The Challenge to Equality","description":"\u003cp\u003eCompletion of the Human Genome Project will make possible a staggering array of new medical technologies, including new diagnostic and screening tests for inherited disorders, gene therapies, and the ability to manipulate a person's inherited, non-disease traits. Most of the attention given to the social implications of these technologies has focused on their potential to harm the individual, for example, by denying employment or insurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores instead the potential harm to society if we unfairly distribute the enormous benefits of genetic technologies. The resulting division of society into genetic haves and have-nots would undermine the basic foundation of Western democratic society--the belief in equality of opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explains, in terms that can be understood by the general reader, how DNA works, what the Human Genome Project is, what these genetic technologies are and what they promise, and how they could disrupt our democratic society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an original contribution to the literature, the book then discusses the alternatives for avoiding the creation of a genetic underclass, ranging from halting the Human Genome Project itself to making genetic technologies available without regard to ability to pay. The authors' provocative conclusion is that a lottery in which everyone has a chance to obtain access to these technologies is the only feasible option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to anyone who wishes to learn more about the Human Genome Project and the genetic revolution that it will create, as well as those who already are familiar with the project and are concerned about the social consequences of its scientific developments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maxwell J. Mehlman,Jeffrey R. Botkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0878406786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780878406784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.12w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1999 pg. 38 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"Maxwell J. Mehlman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449039466751,"sku":"9780878406784","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f640a5d-7940-4f9d-9710-4c7344cc236c.jpg?v=1777261688","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/access-to-the-genome-maxwell-j-mehlman-9780878406784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}