The Double-Edged Helix : Social Implications of Genetics in a Diverse Society

The rapidly changing field of genetics affects society through advances in health-care and through implications of genetic research.

This study addresses the impacts of new genetic discoveries and technologies on different segments of today's society.

The book begins with a chapter on genetic complexity, and subsequent chapters discuss moral and ethical questions arising from today's genetics from the perspectives of health care professionals, the media, the general public, special interest groups and commercial interests.