GENOMIC MESSAGES: HOW THE EVOLVING SCIENCE OF GENETICS AFFECTS OUR HEALTH, FAMILIES, AND FUTURE
Book ID/图书代码： 06840012B54155
English Summary/英文概要： The DNA Revolution isn’t on its way; it’s already here. Undeniably, genetic testing is radically altering our perception of our personal health and transforming our health care system. As the public (and the law) struggles to keep pace with the genomics juggernaut, important questions emerge as to how we can maximally benefit from the new science. How do we sift through the flood of new information to understand what is truly relevant, and how do we use this to better care for ourselves and our families?
Addressing these questions and digging deep into the bioethics of genomics, George Annas and Sherman Elias have written GENETIC MESSAGES: How the DNA Revolution Affects You, Your Family and Your Healthcare. In lucid, engaging prose, Annas and Elias lead the public through the practical application of this new science, laying bare its complicated, critical ramifications on our everyday lives. GENETIC MESSAGES explores personal and policy issues such as genetic screening, gene banking and informed consent, while sharing personal stories of everyday Americans using DNA information to determine their healthcare.
Everyone has a genome, and every human’s life and health is directly affected by his or her genome. With the rise of genetic screening, doctors have new methods of diagnosing and treating diseases, and this book will be of particular interest to those who have cancer, heart disease, diabetes and dementia, and people who have family members with these conditions. Couples considering the use of prenatal diagnosis will also find GENETIC MESSAGES especially useful. A big issues book, GENETIC MESSAGES explores what and how much information we want to know, and whether we have the right to keep that information private.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： DNA的革命并非即将到来，事实上，它早已开始。毋庸置疑，基因测试正以强烈而激进的方式改变着我们对个人健康以及改变医疗保健系统的认知。当公众与法律努力的想要跟上并理解基因组学惊人的毁灭性的力量时，另一些重要的问题随之出现，如：我们将如何从这一门新科学中谋求最大化的利益。我们将如何从信息的洪流中筛选有效信息，去真正理解哪些是真正与我们相关的，以及我们改如何利用它们，从而更好的照顾自己和家人？
为了更好的提出这些问题，深入探究基因的生物伦理学，乔治•阿纳斯和谢尔门•艾利亚斯创作了本书--《基因信息：DNA革命将如何影响你，家庭，以及健康保健》。书中，阿纳斯和艾利亚斯将以清晰的思路和精彩的文风，带领读者们认识这门新科学的实际应用，从我们的日常生活中去层层剥开其复杂且重要的分支，使其本质呈现在我们面前。《基因信息》在与我们分享美国人在日常生活中使用DNA信息确定健康状况的同时，还深入探究了个人问题和相关政策，例如基因扫描、基因银行，甚至是知情同意权等等。
每一个人都有其独特的基因组，而每一个个体的生命和健康状况都会受到其基因组的直接影响。随着基因扫描技术的兴起，医生们获得了诊断和治疗疾病的全新方法，如果你患有癌症、心脏病、糖尿病或是痴呆，又或者你有家人患有以上病症，那么你一定会有兴趣阅读本书。如果你们是一对准备进行孕前检查的夫妻，那么你也一定会发现《基因信息》十分有用。作为一本极具话题争议的书籍，《基因信息》探究了我们究竟想要以何种方式，获取怎样的信息，以及我们是否有权利对那些信息进行保密。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 《基因信息》来自杰出的医疗律师写作团队，是其为主流读者而编写的一部作品。乔治•阿纳斯和谢尔门•艾利亚斯均为国际著名基因医疗领域内的生物伦理学专家，并拥有十分卓越的资历。他们在全国性的委员会中任职，在主流医疗和科学杂志上发表文章，其中包括《自然》、《新英格兰医疗杂志》、《美国医药联合会杂志》等，并曾多次在全国甚至全球基因研讨会上进行演讲。再次期间，他们常常为《纽约时报》《波士顿环球报》和《华盛顿邮报》等撰稿，并经常获得该类报刊杂志的引用。他们经常出现在主流电视网络上，并与各类联合组织、科学博物馆及医药类专家协会有着广泛的联系。
GENETIC MESSAGES is the first collaboration designed for a mainstream audience by this extraordinary physician-lawyer writing team. George Annas and Sherman Elias are internationally recognized experts in the bioethics of genetic medicine, with remarkably distinguished CVs. They have been on national committees, written articles in major medical and scientific journals, including Nature, The New England Journal of Medicine, and Journal of the American Medical Association, and speak frequently at national and international genetics-related symposiums. Between them, they have written several op/eds for The New York Times, Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and they are regularly quoted in all of these papers. They have appeared on all major TV networks, and have extensive connections within advocacy groups, science museums, and medical professional societies.
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