Saving Babies?: The Consequences of Newborn Genetic Screening

by Stefan Timmermans and Mara Buchbinder

Book Overview

It has been close to six decades since Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA and more than ten years since the human genome was decoded. Today, through the collection and analysis of a small blood sample, every baby born in the United States is screened for more than fifty genetic disorders. Though the early detection of these abnormalities can potentially save lives, the test also has a high percentage of false positives--inaccurate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022627361X
• ISBN13: 9780226273617
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"