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  • Tyranny of the Gene

    Personalized Medicine and Its Threat to Public Health

    by James Tabery ...
    A revelatory account of how power, politics, and greed have placed the unfulfilled promise of personalized medicine at the center of American medicineThe United States is embarking on a medical revolution. Supporters of personalized, or precision, medicine—the tailoring of health care to our genomes—have promised to usher in a new era of miracle cures. Advocates of this gene-guided health-care ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Beyond Versus

    The Struggle to Understand the Interaction of Nature and Nurture

    by James Tabery ...
    Series series Life and Mind: Philosophical Issues in Biology and Psychology
    Why the “nature versus nurture” debate persists despite widespread recognition that human traits arise from the interaction of nature and nurture.If everyone now agrees that human traits arise not from nature or nurture but from the interaction of nature and nurture, why does the “nature versus nurture” debate persist? In Beyond Versus, James Tabery argues that the persistence stems from a century ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

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    Tyranny of the Gene

    Personalized Medicine and Its Threat to Public Health

    by James Tabery ...
    Narrated by George Newbern ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 4 min

    A revelatory account of how power, politics, and greed have placed the unfulfilled promise of personalized medicine at the center of American medicineThe United States is embarking on a medical revolution. Supporters of personalized, or precision, medicine—the tailoring of health care to our genomes—have promised to usher in a new era of miracle cures. Advocates of this gene-guided health-care ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Neuro

    The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind

    by Nikolas Rose, Joelle M. Abi-Rached ...
    The brain sciences are influencing our understanding of human behavior as never before, from neuropsychiatry and neuroeconomics to neurotheology and neuroaesthetics. Many now believe that the brain is what makes us human, and it seems that neuroscientists are poised to become the new experts in the management of human conduct. Neuro describes the key developments--theoretical, technological, ... Read more

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  • Hacking Darwin

    Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity

    by Jamie Metzl ...
    "A gifted and thoughtful writer, Metzl brings us to the frontiers of biology and technology, and reveals a world full of promise and peril." — Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, New York Times bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies and The GeneA groundbreaking exploration of genetic engineering and its impact on the future of our species from leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist, ... Read more

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  • Depression

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Professor Jan Scott, Dr Mary Jane Tacchi ...
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    What is depression? What is bipolar disorder? How are they diagnosed and how are they treated? Can a small child be diagnosed with depression and treated with antidepressants - and should they be? Covering depression, manic depression, and bipolar disorder, this Very Short Introduction gives a brief account of the history of these concepts, before focussing on the descriptions and understanding of ... Read more

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  • Pharma

    Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America

    by Gerald Posner ...
    Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner reveals the heroes and villains of the trillion-dollar-a-year pharmaceutical industry and delivers “a withering and encyclopedic indictment of a drug industry that often seems to prioritize profits over patients” (The New York Times Book Review).Pharmaceutical breakthroughs such as antibiotics and vaccines rank among some ... Read more

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  • Biotechnology in Our Lives

    What Modern Genetics Can Tell You about Assisted Reproduction, Human Behavior, and Personalized Medicine, and Much More

    by Jeremy Gruber, Sheldon Krimsky ...
    For a quarter of a century, the Council for Responsible Genetics has provided a unique historical lens into the modern history, science, ethics, and politics of genetic technologies. Since 1983 the Council has had leading scientists, activists, science writers, and public health advocates researching and reporting on a broad spectrum of issues, including genetically engineered foods, biological ... Read more

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  • Gay, Straight, and the Reason Why

    The Science of Sexual Orientation

    by Simon LeVay ...
    What causes a child to grow up gay or straight? Neuroscientist Simon LeVay summarizes a wealth of scientific evidence that points to one inescapable conclusion: Sexual orientation results primarily from an interaction between genes, sex hormones, and the cells of the developing body and brain. LeVay takes the reader on a whirlwind tour of laboratories that specialize in genetics, endocrinology, ... Read more

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  • Positive Psychology And The Body: The Somatopsychic Side To Flourishing

    by Kate Hefferon ...
    This positive psychology textbook focuses on the importance of the body within optimal functioning and highlights new research in this area. ... Read more

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    How Sloppy Science Creates Worthless Cures, Crushes Hope, and Wastes Billions

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    An essential book to understanding whether the new miracle cure is good science or simply too good to be trueAmerican taxpayers spend $30 billion annually funding biomedical research, but over half of these studies can't be replicated due to poor experimental design, improper methods, and sloppy statistics. Bad science doesn't just hold back medical progress, it can sign the equivalent of a death ... Read more

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