Fatal Genes
In genetic testing, the line between useful and damaging knowledge is hard to draw.
Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family’s Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them
by Gina Kolata
November 9, 2017 issue
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Andrew Solomon is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Columbia University Medical Center and the President of the PEN American Center. His books include Far from the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity and The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression. (November 2017)
Fatal Genes
In genetic testing, the line between useful and damaging knowledge is hard to draw.
Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family’s Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them
by Gina Kolata
November 9, 2017 issue
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