Access To The Genome The Challenge To Equality - Maxwell J. Mehlman

Pgt;completion Of The Human Genome Project Will Make Possible A Staggering Array Of Medical Technologies, Including Diagnostic And Screening Tests For Inherited Disorders, Gene Therapies, And The Ability To Manipulate A Persons Inherited, Non-disease Traits. Most Of The Attention Given To The Social Implications Of These Technologies Has Focused On Their Potential To Harm The Individual, For Example, By Denying Employment Or Insurance.pgt;pgt;this Book Explores Instead The Potential Harm To Society If We Unfairly Distribute The Enormous Benefits Of Genetic Technologies. The Resulting Division Of Society Into Genetic Haves And Have-nots Would Undermine The Basic Foundation Of Western Democratic Societythe Belief In Equality Of Opportunity.pgt;pgt;this Book Explains, In Terms That Can Be Understood By The General Reader, How Dna Works, What The Human Genome Project Is, What These Genetic Technologies Are And What They Promise, And How They Could Disrupt Our Democratic Society.pgt;pgt;in An Original Contribution To The Literature, The Book Then Discusses The Alternatives For Avoiding The Creation Of A Genetic Underclass, Ranging From Halting The Human Genome Project Itself To Making Genetic Technologies Available Without Regard To Ability To Pay.