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9780816066827

Human Genetics: Race, Population, and Disease

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    9780816066827

  • ISBN10:

    0816066825

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-01-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

What does it mean to be human? Human Genetics explores this compelling topic through a variety of perspectives. First, this new book looks at human beings as individuals that arise through an interplay of genes and the environment, and then at the entire species as a product of the changes that have occurred in the genome. Coverage also includes studies of human molecules that have been applied in some fascinating ways, for example to solve historical mysteries, and how modern doctors try to identify the factors that make the body healthy or sick. Finally, this enlightening resource explores the rich variety of the human species--differences between individuals and groups, including questions like the genetic meaning of human races and how genes influence behavior and society.

Author Biography

Russ Hodge is a writer and science education expert at the Max Delbrck Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin, Germany, one of the world's leading biology institutes. The author of many popular science books, he has also published hundreds of articles and interviewed such world-renowned scientists as Nobel Prize winners Max Perutz, Roald Hoffmann, Harold Varmus, and Christiane Nsslein-Volhard.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. x
Prefacep. xiii
Acknowledgmentsp. xvi
Introductionp. xvii
From Genes to Human Beingsp. 1
Mendel and the Laws of Heredityp. 1
Cells, Chromosomes, and Sexp. 6
Discovering and Mapping Genesp. 10
From Genotype to Phenotypep. 14
Stem Cells and Developmentp. 17
Mutationsp. 20
Making Blood in the Labp. 21
The Evolution of the Human Genomep. 30
The Origins of the Genomep. 31
Traces of the Early Evolution of Animalsp. 37
Molecular Clocksp. 44
Comparing the Chimpanzee and Human Genomesp. 47
The Search for the Earliest Hominidp. 48
The Evolution of the Human Brainp. 54
Mitochondrial Eve and Y-Chromosomal Adamp. 61
Populating the Globep. 70
What Happened to the Neanderthals?p. 71
Using Genetics to Solve Ancient Mysteries and Modern Crimesp. 81
Ötzi's Granddaughterp. 82
The Origins of the Basquesp. 85
Making a Pedigreep. 90
The Heirs of Thomas Jeffersonp. 92
The Grave of Jesse Jamesp. 95
The Fate of Anastasia, Grand Duchess of Russiap. 98
The Genetics of Health and Diseasep. 104
Finding Disease Genesp. 106
Multifactorial Diseasesp. 110
Diagnosis and Genetic Counselingp. 113
Learning to Repair Defective Genesp. 117
The Genetics of Cancerp. 120
Stem Cells and Cancerp. 123
Mary-Claire King: Cancer Pioneer and Activistp. 125
Chernobyl and Its Impact on the Human Genomep. 130
Genes of the Adaptive Immune Systemp. 134
Pharmacogenetics and the Development of Individualized Medicinep. 139
The Genetics of Behavior, Human Diversity, and Societyp. 142
The Science and Politics of Human Diversityp. 143
Evolutionary Psychologyp. 148
Twin Studies and the Genetics of IQp. 156
The Genetics of Cognitive Disordersp. 160
Kim Peek and the Savantsp. 166
Human Adaptation and Competition between Societiesp. 169
Conclusion: A Look into the Future: The Genetic Engineering of Human Beings?p. 174
Chronologyp. 179
Glossaryp. 193
Further Resourcesp. 203
Indexp. 220
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Excerpts

What does it mean to be human?Human Geneticsexplores this compelling topic through a variety of perspectives. First, this new book looks at human beings as individuals that arise through an interplay of genes and the environment, and then at the entire species as a product of the changes that have occurred in the genome. Coverage also includes studies of human molecules that have been applied in some fascinating ways, for example to solve historical mysteries, and how modern doctors try to identify the factors that make the body healthy or sick. Finally, this enlightening resource explores the rich variety of the human species—differences between individuals and groups, including questions like the genetic meaning of human races and how genes influence behavior and society.Chapters include:
  • From DNA to Human Beings
  • The Evolution of the Human Genome
  • Using Genetics to Solve Ancient Mysteries and Modern Crimes
  • The Genetics of Health and Disease
  • The Genetics of Behavior, Human Diversity, and Society
  • A Look Into the Future: The Genetic Engineering of Human Beings?

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