{"product_id":"biotechnology-in-our-lives-jeremy-gruber-9781620875735","title":"Biotechnology in Our Lives: What Modern Genetics Can Tell You about Assisted Reproduction, Human Behavior, and Personalized Medicine, and Much Mor","description":"For a quarter of a century, the Council for Responsible Genetics has provided a unique historical lens into the modern history, science, ethics, and politics of genetic technologies. Since 1983 the Council has had leading scientists, activists, science writers, and public health advocates researching and reporting on a broad spectrum of issues, including genetically engineered foods, biological weapons, genetic privacy and discrimination, reproductive technologies, and human cloning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiotechnology in Our Lives\u003c\/i\u003e examines how these issues affect us daily whether we realize it or not. Written for the nonscientist, it looks at the many applications of genetics on the world around us by posing questions such as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat should we know about genetics and childbirth?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan our genes keep us from qualifying for health insurance?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan gene therapy cure cancer?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs behavior genetically determined?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy would the FBI want our genes?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre foreign genes in our food?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUltimately, this definitive book on the subject also encourages us to think about the social, environmental, and moral ramifications of where this technology is taking us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy Gruber,Sheldon Krimsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162087573X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620875735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.70d","brand":"Jeremy Gruber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447958614271,"sku":"9781620875735","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3849a379-db1d-49e7-9ad0-2e58d9c4774d.jpg?v=1777235956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biotechnology-in-our-lives-jeremy-gruber-9781620875735","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}