“Beginning tomorrow, your health, privacy, and peace of mind could be imperiled if you fail to heed the compelling content and insightful advice of George Annas and Sherman Elias in Genomic Messages.” — Jerome P. Kassirer, , M.D. Distinguished Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, The New England Journal of Medicine
“It is often said that the field of genetics is moving so fast that ethics and the law cannot keep up. This is not the case if you read this comprehensive, accessible, and engaging book …” — Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D Head Division of Medical Ethics, New York University Langone Medical Center
“ As all of us face decisions as patients about whether to undergo genetic tests and as citizens about whether to ban genetic tampering, Genomic Messages provides direction as we unfold our genetic maps — Lori Andrews, Professor of Law, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
“ Annas and Elias propose ways we can control the use of genomics on ourselves and our families to gain its benefits, without falling prey to this unregulated technology, eroding our privacy, and becoming needlessly alarmed by unwanted genomic messages.” — Sidney M. Wolfe, MD, Founder, Senior Advisor Public Citizen's Health Research Group and www.WorstPills.org
“Through telling the stories of actual patients, Annas and Elias identify the key issues that need addressing as we advance toward a future where genomics will be commonplace in clinical care and precision medicine will be known as just medicine.” — The Scientist