Have you ever wondered how companies like 23andMe or Ancestry.com analyze and use your DNA? Or maybe you’re curious about the promises and perils of using DNA technologies to try and have smarter, taller, and healthier children? Why do we keep turning to our genes to explain who we are? If any of these questions resonate with you, then this book is for you.
Over the past decade, the field of human genetics has produced an extraordinary range of discoveries—including the ability to use a person’s DNA to estimate their likelihood of developing a trait or disease. What We Inherit explores the thorny ethical and scientific questions that shape debates about whether these new technologies are ready to leave the research lab and be deployed in schools, fertility clinics, and the wider world.
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