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    The End of Genetics: Designing Humanity's DNA
    The End of Genetics: Designing Humanity's DNA
    The End of Genetics: Designing Humanity's DNA
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    The End of Genetics: Designing Humanity's DNA

    Written by David B. Goldstein

    Narrated by Christopher Douyard

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    An urgent plea for a broader understanding and awareness of the unconsidered dangers of new genetic technologies

    Since 2010 it has been possible to determine a person's genetic makeup in a matter of days at an accessible cost for many millions of people. Along with this technological breakthrough there has emerged a movement to use this information to help prospective parents "eliminate preventable genetic disease." As the prospect of systematically excluding the appearance of unwanted mutations in our children comes within reach, David B. Goldstein examines the possible consequences from these types of choices.

    Engaging and accessible, this clarion call for responsible and informed stewardship of the human genome provides an overview of what we do and do not know about human genetics and looks at some of the complex, yet largely unexplored, issues we must be most careful about as we move into an era of increasing numbers of parents exercising direct control over the genomes of their children.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateJan 4, 2022
    ISBN9781666179408
    The End of Genetics: Designing Humanity's DNA
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    David B. Goldstein

    David B. Goldstein is Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® certified and has done extensive research on the connections between creativity and psychological types. He earned an MBA from The George Washington University and studied art at the Hong Kong Art School. He splits his time between New York City and Falls Church, Virginia.

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