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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Masha Gessen's mother had a fatal flaw: a genetic mutation that put its carriers at very high risk of ovarian and breast cancer. After her mother died, Gessen discovered that she carried the same mutation. But what do you do with this kind of knowledge? Gessen, a journalist and ex-war correspondent, set out to discover more.Travelling the world, Gessen meets with scientists, psychologists and economists, and encounters whole communities touched by the effects of defective DNA. Her decision about her own future becomes another part of her journey, revealing how genetic information is transforming our most basic sense of who we are. An intensely personal memoir and an informative guide to the new genetics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781847080783
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Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. In 2004 genetic testing revealed that Masha Gessen had a mutation that predisposed her to ovarian and breast cancer. This is a guide to this unfamiliar and unsettling territory, pointing the way towards the radical transformation genetic information is engineering in our sense of who we are and what we might become. Seller Inventory # B9781847080783
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 336 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.98 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __1847080782
Book Description Condition: New. In 2004 genetic testing revealed that Masha Gessen had a mutation that predisposed her to ovarian and breast cancer. This is a guide to this unfamiliar and unsettling territory, pointing the way towards the radical transformation genetic information is engineering in our sense of who we are and what we might become. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320. . 2009. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781847080783
Book Description Condition: New. In 2004 genetic testing revealed that Masha Gessen had a mutation that predisposed her to ovarian and breast cancer. This is a guide to this unfamiliar and unsettling territory, pointing the way towards the radical transformation genetic information is engineering in our sense of who we are and what we might become. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 320. . 2009. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781847080783
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