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Summary & Study Guide - The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids - and the Kids We Have: Summary & Study Guide, #13
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Summary & Study Guide - The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids - and the Kids We Have: Summary & Study Guide, #13

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The promise and peril of having children in an age of genetic tests and interventions.

The must-read summary of "The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids — and the Kids We Have" by Bonnie Rochman.

This complete summary of Rochman's book covers a variety of topics from breast cancer to Tay-Sachs, several pre-natal genetic mapping technologies, genome sequencing, rare disease diagnosis, silencing of a gene, and repairing gene defects using gene editing tools (CRISPR). It covers the question of testing for Down syndrome and abortion, and the emotionally and morally fraught decisions individuals are forced to make when confronting the information these tests reveal.

In the past few years, genetic testing has expanded into a full array of testing available prenatally, postnatally, and even pre-conception. More targeted analysis has allowed women to weed out unhealthy embryos before attempting pregnancy. Genome sequencing gives the child's blueprint, including predisposition to diseases such as Down syndrome, early-onset Alzheimer's, or breast cancer. Having access to so much information can be empowering, enlightening, confusing, and frightening. It can enable parents to prepare for a child with special needs. Or it can allow them to end the pregnancy.

This guide includes:

 * Book Summary—The summary helps you understand the key ideas and recommendations.
 * Online  Videos—On-demand replay of public lectures, and seminars on the topics covered in the chapter.

Value-added of this guide:
 * Save time
 * Understand key concepts
 * Expand your knowledge

This is a must read for those planning on having kids, or for those who simply want to learn about genetic technologies. 

LanguageEnglish
PublisherLee Tang
Release dateAug 9, 2017
ISBN9780995943179
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Summary & Study Guide - The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids - and the Kids We Have: Summary & Study Guide, #13
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Lee Tang

Lee Tang is a retired executive of a major global insurance company. Prior to his retirement, he has worked as an actuary, a risk officer and a chief financial officer for several major insurance organizations in the United States, Canada, and Taiwan. To learn more about Lee and his work, visit his website and blog at https://lmtpress.wordpress.com. You can reach him by email at leetang888@gmail.com.

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