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This book traces the rapid growth of knowledge and practice in human and medical genetics, and raises significant questions about the social and ethical readiness of scientists, physicians, and others to make appropriate decisions concerning the utilization of this new genetic knowledge and technique. The continuing ""temptation"" to engage in eugenic practices tracks all new moves in human genetics and construction of human genomes. This book will be of critical interest to historians, sociologists, and scientists who have concern and interest in the burgeoning field of human genetic studies and practices.

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Author:   Michael Fortun ,  E. Mendelsohn
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   1999 ed.
Volume:   21
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.130kg
ISBN:  

9780792353331

ISBN 10:   0792353331
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   31 December 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Modern Biological Determinism: The Violence Initiative, The Human Genome Project, and the New Eugenics.- Projecting Speed Genomics.- The Practices of Producing Meaning in Bioinformatics.- Circulating Mice and Viruses: The Jackson Memorial Laboratory, the National Cancer Institute, and the Genetics of Breast Cancer, 1930–1965.- The Automated Laboratory: The Generation and Replication of Work in Molecular Genetics.- Hans Nachtsheim, A Human Geneticist under National Socialism and the Question of Freedom of Science.- Good Genes and Bad Genes: DNA in Popular Culture.- Making Decisions about Someone Else’s Offspring: Geneticists and Reproductive Technology.- PKU Screening: Competing Agendas, Converging Stories.- From Butterflies to Blood: Human Genetics in the United Kingdom.

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