Genetic Counseling: Coping with the Human Impact of Genetic Disease
Genetic Counseling: Coping with the Human Impact of Genetic Disease
Description:
Human genetics is a young science - 100 years ago the word "gene" was not yet part of the English language, scientists were just beginning to spot chromosomes under the microscope and they did not yet understand the role that chromosomes played in heredity. In the early 20th century scientists began the in-depth study of modern genetics. Many scientists and physicians are interested in using genetic information to help families understand the role the role that heredity plays in diseases and birth defects. As a result of this interest, the first medical genetics clinics opened in the United States in the mid-1940's and early 1950's. The practice of genetic counseling took a giant leap forward in 1967 with the first amniocentesis. Genetic counseling is a communication process which deals with the human problems associated with the occurrence, or the risk of an occurrence, of a genetic disorder in the family.
Education Levels:
9, 10, 11, 12
Subject:
Aging, Disease, Family Life, Mental/emotional Health, Gerontology, Human Behavior, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Biological And Life Sciences, Embryology
Resource Type:
Lesson plan
Medium:
Text/HTML
Fee Status:
Free
Beneficiary:
Students
Online provider:
Access Excellence
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