Are genes us? : the social consequences of the new genetics / edited by Carl F. Cranor.

Other author Cranor, Carl F.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©1994.
Descriptionvi, 271 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Mapping and sequencing the human genome / Larry L. Deaven -- Anticipating the consequences of genetic engineering : past, present, and future / Charles Weiner -- Vital language / Richard Doyle -- Human nature, Weismannism, and the interpretation of genetic information / James F. Griesemer -- Master molecules / Evelyn Fox Keller -- Normality and variation : the Human Genome Project and the ideal human type / Elisabeth A. Lloyd -- Errare humanum est : do genetic errors have a future? / Camille Limoges -- Genetic causation / Carl F. Cranor -- Eugenic anxieties, social realities, and political choices / Diane B. Paul -- Upside risks : social consequences of beneficial biotechnology / Gregory S. Kavka -- When science enters the courtroom : the DNA-typing controversy / William C. Thompson.
Local noteLittle-308059--305131015258Y
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [239]-253) and index.
LCCN 94014617
ISBN0813521238 (cloth) :
ISBN0813521246 (pbk.) :

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QH445.2 .A74 1994 ✔ Available Place Hold