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The Troubled Helix: Social and Psychological Implications of the New Human Genetics Theresa Marteau
The Troubled Helix: Social and Psychological Implications of the New Human Genetics
Theresa Marteau
This wide ranging and compelling account surveys the exciting opportunities and difficult problems which arise from human genetics. This powerful new technology can be used to predict an individual's susceptibility to diseases with a genetic component, many of which are unfortunately still incurable.
380 pages, 13 b/w illus. 4 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 11, 1999 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521586122 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 380 |
| Dimensions | 244 × 168 × 22 mm · 632 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Marteau, Theresa (United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's, London) |
| Editor | Richards, Martin |