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A comparative study of genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer in the United States and Britain that shows the importance of national context in the development and use of science and technology even in an era of globalization.

BRCA genes --- Genetic screening --- Breast --- Diagnostic use --- Social aspects --- Cancer --- Diagnosis --- BRCA antioncogenes --- Breast and ovarian cancer genes --- BReast CAncer genes --- Human chromosome abnormalities --- Medical screening --- Antioncogenes --- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General --- BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES/General

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This book presents the findings of a study into the social shaping of reproductive genetics in Germany and Israel, two exceptionally interesting social settings, which share a traumatic history. Based on a variety of empirical materials (including in-depth interviews with genetic counsellors and survey data on their practices and opinions, as well as analysis of legal, religious, professional and media texts), the study reveals dramatic differences between the way that the German and Israeli societies address the question of a life (un)worthy of living: while in Germany, social, cultural, religious and legal conditions restrict the selection of embryos based on prenatal diagnosis, in Israel they strongly encourage it. A close comparative analysis of the ways that these two societies handle the delicate balance between the quality and sanctity of life illuminates the controversy around reproductive genetics in an original and provocative way. The study is also innovative in its use of contemporary social theory concerning the politics of life in comprehending the differences between two societies positioned at opposite extremes in their adoption of reproductive genetics. It thus offers an original cross-cultural discussion concerning present-day techno-medical manipulations of life itself. ˜This is a unique and courageous book. Yael Hashiloni-Dolev studied the field of reproductive genetics in Israel and Germany, and found out that while in Germany social, cultural, legal and religious conditions restrict the selection of embryos based on prenatal diagnosis, it is strongly encouraged in Israel. This unexpected finding is brilliantly analyzed by the author. Thus this excellent book must be read and discussed by social scientists, human geneticists, genetic counsellors, bio ethicists and medical students.' Benno Müller - Hill, Dr. rer. nat. em. Prof. at the Institute of Genetics of the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.

General ethics --- Sociology --- Human genetics --- Gynaecology. Obstetrics --- voortplanting (mensen) --- medische genetica --- sociologie --- ethiek --- genetica --- vroedkunde --- Israel --- Genetic screening --- Human reproductive technology --- Prenatal diagnosis --- 241.63*5 --- 241.63*5 Theologische ethiek: bio-ethiek (bioethiek); genetische experimenten; transplantatie; eugenetica --- Theologische ethiek: bio-ethiek (bioethiek); genetische experimenten; transplantatie; eugenetica --- Antenatal diagnosis --- Intrauterine diagnosis --- Prenatal testing --- Diagnosis --- Obstetrics --- Assisted conception --- Assisted human reproduction --- Assisted human reproductive technology --- Conception --- Human assisted reproduction --- Human assisted reproductive technology --- Human reproduction --- Medical technology --- Reproductive technology --- Human chromosome abnormalities --- Medical screening --- Technological innovations

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Human genetics --- Clinical medicine --- Genetic screening --- Génétique humaine --- Médecine clinique --- Dépistage génétique --- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Guides, manuels, etc. --- Problem-Based Learning. --- Problem-Based Learning --- Genetics, Medical. --- Genomics. --- Genetic Diseases, Inborn. --- Genetic Diseases --- Genetic Disorders --- Hereditary Disease --- Inborn Genetic Diseases --- Single-Gene Defects --- Hereditary Diseases --- Defect, Single-Gene --- Defects, Single-Gene --- Disease, Genetic --- Disease, Hereditary --- Disease, Inborn Genetic --- Diseases, Genetic --- Diseases, Hereditary --- Diseases, Inborn Genetic --- Disorder, Genetic --- Disorders, Genetic --- Genetic Disease --- Genetic Disease, Inborn --- Genetic Disorder --- Inborn Genetic Disease --- Single Gene Defects --- Single-Gene Defect --- Genetics, Medical --- Human Genome Project --- Genome --- Medical Genetics --- Anthropology, Physical --- Chromosome Disorders --- Sex Chromosome Disorders --- Genetic Diseases, Inborn --- Molecular Medicine --- Comparative Genomics --- Comparative Genomic --- Genomic, Comparative --- Genomics, Comparative --- Medical genetics --- Basic Sciences. Genetics --- Genomics --- Genetics (General). --- Problem-Based Curricula --- Active Learning --- Curriculum, Problem-Based --- Experiential Learning --- Curricula, Problem-Based --- Curriculum, Problem Based --- Learning, Active --- Learning, Experiential --- Learning, Problem-Based --- Problem Based Curricula --- Problem Based Learning --- Problem-Based Curriculum --- Medical genetics - Problems, exercises, etc --- Human genetics - Problems, exercises, etc