Health, fertility, genetics

Author: Xie Deqiu
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: With the development of medical science, infectious and traumatic diseases have been well controlled, while diseases caused by internal human factors, such as genetic factors, have become increasingly prominent. Genetic science, including medical genetics, has become one of the fastest-growing disciplines. This book focuses on the issue of healthy reproduction, introducing fundamental knowledge and recent advancements in medical genetics, including chromosomal diseases, genetic diseases, molecular diseases, prenatal detection of genetic diseases, cancer and genetics, immunity and genetics, drug reactions and genetics, longevity and genetics, and more. It also briefly covers genetic diagnosis and genetic therapy, in vitro fertilization, and asexual reproduction of humans. Additionally, it discusses some humanistic and ethical issues related to healthy reproduction and genetics, as well as an overview of the "Human Genome Project." This book was jointly recommended by two academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and received praise for being "easy to understand yet profound in depth." It serves as an ideal introductory reading for readers with middle school education or higher to learn about relevant disciplines.