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These fascinating, well-written stories portray what it is like to work in human or medical genetics, both in the clinic and as a researcher. -- Uta Francke Nature 2006 As difficult as it is to pinpoint the key events in history, Lindee manages this well, singling out and humanising the most important events and players. -- Lindsay Banham Lancet 2006 This history will reward anyone interested in the paths from gene discoveries to cures or the potential for genomic medicine. Science 2006 Captures the complexities of research on genetic disease while prompting us to reconsider the distribution of scientific authority and the dynamics of knowledge production. -- Michael R. Dietrich New England Journal of Medicine 2006 An elegant, accessible, even thrilling book that is itself a moment of historical truth and a must-read. -- Alice Wexler Bulletin of the History of Medicine 2006 An important contribution to our understanding of the making of the future of medicine, not just substantively, but methodologically as well. -- Paolo Palladino Journal of History of Biology 2006 Provocative and thoughtful... An important and interesting exploration of post-World War II genetics and its impact on the current revolution in genetics and biology. -- Michael Yudell Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences 2006 Lindee argues that the production of scientific knowledge is a community project involving not just researchers, but also research subjects, patients and their families... The resulting insight into the structure and organization of contemporary biomedicine is one of the chief contributions of this original and important new book. -- Diane Paul Medical History 2007 Moments of Truth in Genetic Medicine opens up an important area of contemporary biomedicine, the 'genetization' of disease, to historical scrutiny, looking for decisive turning points far beyond the narrow confines of molecular genetics. Written in a highly accessible style, it will be of interest to anyone concerned with the making of biomedical knowledge, genetic and otherwise. -- Soraya de Chadarevian Isis 2007 A fascinating and thorough job of summarizing the emergence of human genetics from an almost totally ignored discipline to its current position as one of the most high-profile biomedical and societal endeavors. -- Ronald G. Davidson American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 2006 Thoughtful book... Raises novel issues about the rise of genetic knowledge and formulates questions and strategies that are critical to understanding both the past and future of genetic medicine. -- Stephen Pemberton History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences 2006 A 'must' for any health library concerned with health history, particularly at the college level. Midwest Book Review 2009

These fascinating, well-written stories portray what it is like to work in human or medical genetics, both in the clinic and as a researcher. -- Uta Francke Nature As difficult as it is to pinpoint the key events in history, Lindee manages this well, singling out and humanising the most important events and players. -- Lindsay Banham Lancet This history will reward anyone interested in the paths from gene discoveries to cures or the potential for genomic medicine. Science Captures the complexities of research on genetic disease while prompting us to reconsider the distribution of scientific authority and the dynamics of knowledge production. -- Michael R. Dietrich New England Journal of Medicine An elegant, accessible, even thrilling book that is itself a moment of historical truth and a must-read. -- Alice Wexler Bulletin of the History of Medicine An important contribution to our understanding of the making of the future of medicine, not just substantively, but methodologically as well. -- Paolo Palladino Journal of History of Biology Provocative and thoughtful... An important and interesting exploration of post-World War II genetics and its impact on the current revolution in genetics and biology. -- Michael Yudell Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences Lindee argues that the production of scientific knowledge is a community project involving not just researchers, but also research subjects, patients and their families... The resulting insight into the structure and organization of contemporary biomedicine is one of the chief contributions of this original and important new book. -- Diane Paul Medical History Moments of Truth in Genetic Medicine opens up an important area of contemporary biomedicine, the 'genetization' of disease, to historical scrutiny, looking for decisive turning points far beyond the narrow confines of molecular genetics. Written in a highly accessible style, it will be of interest to anyone concerned with the making of biomedical knowledge, genetic and otherwise. -- Soraya de Chadarevian Isis A fascinating and thorough job of summarizing the emergence of human genetics from an almost totally ignored discipline to its current position as one of the most high-profile biomedical and societal endeavors. -- Ronald G. Davidson American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A Thoughtful book... Raises novel issues about the rise of genetic knowledge and formulates questions and strategies that are critical to understanding both the past and future of genetic medicine. -- Stephen Pemberton History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences A 'must' for any health library concerned with health history, particularly at the college level. Midwest Book Review

These fascinating, well-written stories portray what it is like to work in human or medical genetics, both in the clinic and as a researcher. - Nature As difficult as it is to pinpoint the key events in history, Lindee manages this well, singling out and humanising the most important events and players. - The Lancet This history will reward anyone interested in the paths from gene discoveries to cures or the potential for genomic medicine. - Science Captures the complexities of research on genetic disease while prompting us to reconsider the distribution of scientific authority and the dynamics of knowledge production. - New England Journal of Medicine An elegant, accessible, even thrilling book that is itself a moment of historical truth and a must-read. - Bulletin of the History of Medicine Moments of Truth in Genetic Medicine opens up an important area of contemporary biomedicine, the 'genetization' of disease, to historical scrutiny, looking for decisive turning points far beyond the narrow confines of molecular genetics. Written in a highly accessible style, it will be of interest to anyone concerned with the making of biomedical knowledge, genetic and otherwise. - Isis

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Susan Lindee is a professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania.

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