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The Double-Edged Helix explores the impact of recent genetic discoveries on both different population segments and society as a whole. The authors address the medical and ethical implications of the new technologies, outlining potential positive and negative effects of genetic research on... read more
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In February 2001, two competing research groups announced the near-completion of the primary goal of the Human Genome Project: the DNA sequence of the entire set of human chromosomes (International Genome Sequencing Consortium, 2001; Venter et al., 2001).
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