Promising genomics

By Michael Fortun

Subjects: Genetics, Population, Human population genetics, Law and legislation, Ethics, Moral and ethical aspects, Genetic Privacy, Genetic Research, Research, Databases, Legislation & jurisprudence, Research, europe, Social aspects of Genomics, Genetic Databases, Privacy, right of, Genomics, Medical ethics, Access control, Databases, Genetic, Right of Privacy, Population Genetics, Human genetics, Privacy, Right of, Inc DeCODE Genetics, Medical records, Human genetics, moral and ethical aspects, Population genetics, Social aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Human population genetics, Economics

Description: Part detective story, part exposé and part travelogue, this book investigates one of the signature biotech stories of our time and, in doing so, opens a window onto the world of genome science. Fortun examines how deCODE Genetics in Iceland became one of the wealthiest, and most scandalous, companies of its kind.