DNA Demystified
Unravelling the Double Helix
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 27 August 2020
- ISBN 9780190092962
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages392 pages
- Size 239x163x38 mm
- Weight 658 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 15 figures 41
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Short description:
Consumers are inundated with fascinating, alarming, and/or exciting information about DNA in the news and on social media. But few have enough background information on DNA and genetics to fully appreciate or critique the issues presented. DNA Demystified provides the technical foundation for non-experts to go beyond the story and enable a more complete understanding of the issues covered.
MoreLong description:
DNA, once the exclusive domain of scientists in research labs, is now the darling of popular and social media. With personal genetic testing kits in homes and GMO foods in stores, DNA is an increasingly familiar term. Unfortunately, what people know, or think they know, about DNA and genetics is often confused or incorrect. Contrary to popular belief, for instance, genes don't "skip a generation" and, no, human DNA is not "different" from DNA of other species. With popular misconceptions proliferating in the news and on the internet, how can anyone sort fact from fiction?
DNA Demystified satisfies the public appetite for and curiosity about DNA and genetics. Alan McHughen, an accomplished academic and public science advocate, brings the reader up-to-speed on what we know, what we don't, and where genetic technologies are taking us. The book begins with the basic groundwork and a brief history of DNA and genetics. Chapters then cover newsworthy topics, including DNA fingerprinting, using DNA in forensic analyses, and identifying cold-case criminals. For readers intrigued by the proliferation of at-home DNA tests, the text includes fascinating explorations of genetic genealogy and family tree construction-crucial for people seeking their biological ancestry. Other chapters describe genetic engineering in medicine and pharmaceuticals, and the use of those same technologies in creating the far more controversial GMOs in food and agriculture. Throughout, the book raises provocative ethical and privacy issues arising from DNA and genetic technologies.
With the author's comprehensive expertise, DNA Demystified offers an informal yet authoritative guide to the genetic marvel of DNA.
This will be a handy review for graduate students preparing for their qualifying oral exams and the author takes the time to understand the opposing views to DNA in agricultural, pharmaceutical, medical, or other applications of DNA in our lives.
Table of Contents:
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 Foundations
Chapter 2 DNA 101
Chapter 3 Human DNA
Chapter 4 Practical Applications
Chapter 5 Personal DNA and Genomics
Chapter 6 Medical and Health applications
Chapter 7 Genetic Genealogy
Chapter 8 DNA Tests for Genealogy
Chapter 9 Which company?
Chapter 10 Genetic Engineering and GMOs
Chapter 11 Ethical dilemmas
Chapter 12 Fighting Mother Nature?
Endnotes
Glossary
