genetics books

	Wondergenes: Genetic Enhancement and the Future of Society
	By: Maxwell J. Mehlman ISBN: 0253342740 Publisher: Indiana University Press Release Date: September, 2003 Bioscience book rank: 947538
	Redesigning Humans: Our Inevitable Genetic Future
	By: Gregory Stock ISBN: 061806026X Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Release Date: 15 June, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 171895	This book could have been written in 1/3 the pages. It continously poses the same argument for the same reasons over and over. Yes, that is good for emphasis, but unfortunately it does so in a few places ineffectively. There are numerous logical errors throughout the book (3 in the first 15 pages) and a couple of poor editing points making this book painful to read at points. I give this book its second star only for the great topic it attempts to talk about. The author, putting aside the social debate on the subject, does an excellent job of presenting what is happening and what will happen in the genetic engineering field in the coming years. The impulse towards eugenics comes hand-in-hand with a culture obsessed with the material. Equally so, the impulse to protect one's child from cancer and heart disease will play a role. Regardless of the source of new genetic practices, the practices themselves will change our society. <br /> <br />If you'd like to understand just what that society might look like, take a look at this excellent work. <br /> ive read several books on this topic, and this is the best of them. the author faces the reality that humans will take advantage of emerging genetic technologies as they become available, safe, and affordable. it really is an "inevitable genetic future", but most authors are lost on that fact as they yammer endlessly about this and that precaution. people are comfortable with the status quo and try to preserve it. pioneers see that it wont last and look beyond. make no mistake, this author too addresses precautions but doesnt overdo it like other commentators. the authors stance on redesigning humans is not so much unqualified support for it as it is acceptance of its inevitability. the author does support it but in a dignified manner i thought, not in a cheerleading fashion. <br /> <br />this book is a look at what will come to be. its not a question of if, but when. that said, you should know whats in store for mankind. i find it very exciting. this isnt time travel, its something more immediate. america and the west may resist now, but the East shows no such disinclination. once they leapfrog us, as they are poised to do, we will see the folly of our overprotective ways. but i would be interested to discuss this in the forum. <br /> <br />a thought provoking and concise book (about 220 pgs without extras at the end), also recent. highly recommended.
	Guide to Yeast Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology, Part B (Methods in Enzymology) (Methods in Enzymology)
	By: Christine Guthrie, Gerald R. Fink ISBN: 0121822532 Publisher: Academic Press Release Date: June, 2002 Bioscience book rank: 1008263
	Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science, Genetics and Popular Culture
	By: John Turney ISBN: 0300088264 Publisher: Yale University Press Release Date: 10 September, 2000 Bioscience book rank: 925115	This was an interesting book. It tried to give you the entire history of frankenstein. This means how it afects you in every way since it was written. A nice idea, but not well written. It is long and a little boring. It is also repetitive. It reads more like a phone book, than a non-fiction literary work. I was not pleased at all. In fact, I would not purchase anything else by this author(Mr. Jon Turney) ever again. I thought he could have been a lot more interesting and exciting, if he had really tried.
	World Health Organization Classification of Tumours: Pathology and Genetics: Tumours of the Nervous System
	By: P. Kleihues, W. K. Cavanee ISBN: 9283224094 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA Release Date: 15 May, 2000 Bioscience book rank: 1005854	This book covers the pathology and genetics of nervous system tumors in a very clear and organized manner. It is a good reference book both for understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying tumorigenesis of different NS neoplasms as well as having a concise description of grading, name synonyms, histopathology and clinical signs. Recommended
	Encyclopedia of Genetics
	By: Bryan D. Ness, Jeffrey A. Knight ISBN: 1587651491 Publisher: Salem Press Release Date: June, 2004 Bioscience book rank: 521208
	The Driving Forces of Evolution: Genetic Processes in Populations
	By: David Wool ISBN: 1578084458 Publisher: Science Publishers Release Date: 30 October, 2006 Bioscience book rank: 944236
	Choosing Between Possible Lives: Law and Ethics of Prenatal and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
	By: Rosamund Scott ISBN: 1841137189 Publisher: Hart Publishing Release Date: 14 December, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 1080365
	Intraspecific Genetic Diversity: Monitoring, Conservation, and Management
	By: Yuri P. Altukhov ISBN: 3540254900 Publisher: Springer Release Date: 22 December, 2005 Bioscience book rank: 974168
	Principios de genetica/ Principles of Genetics
	By: Eldon John Gardner, Michael J. Simmons, D. Peter Snustad ISBN: 9681853059 Publisher: Limusa Release Date: January, 2007 Bioscience book rank: 1046412