03287nam 2200649Ia 450 991081549300332120200520144314.00-8018-7758-X(CKB)111056486620458(EBL)3318186(SSID)ssj0000141078(PQKBManifestationID)11160801(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000141078(PQKBWorkID)10055534(PQKB)10104101(SSID)ssj0000474764(PQKBManifestationID)12174604(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474764(PQKBWorkID)10462762(PQKB)11486203(MiAaPQ)EBC3318186(Au-PeEL)EBL3318186(CaPaEBR)ebr10021662(OCoLC)923191643(EXLCZ)9911105648662045820011026d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Double-edged helix social implications of genetics in a diverse society /edited by Joseph S. Alper ... [et al.]1st ed.Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins University Pressc20021 online resource (308 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8018-7926-4 0-8018-6964-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction Perspectives on Perspectives""; ""1 - Genetic Complexity in Human Disease and Behavior""; ""2 - Geneticists in Society, Society in Genetics""; ""3 - Genetics and Behavior in the News""; ""4 - Advocacy Groups and the New Genetics""; ""5 - Invisible Women""; ""6 - Prenatal Diagnosis and Selective Abortion""; ""7 - African American Perspectives on Genetic Testing""; ""8 - Genetics, Race, and Ethnicity""; ""9 - The Origins of Homosexuality""""10 - Diversity and Complexity in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transsexual Responses to the ��Gay-Gene�� Debates""""11 - The Commercialization of Genetic Technologies""; ""12 - Individual, Family, and Societal Dimensions of Genetic Discrimination""; ""13 - Current Developments in Genetic Discrimination""; ""Index"""Bringing the concerns of different communities together in a single volume makes it possible to appreciate the mosaic of human issues more fully and forces us to anticipate the challenges that may arise-and that will require our attention-as the genetic revolution proceeds." -- JAMA "A cautious look at the effects of genetic discoveries on society... The issues raised by this book are valid, and all scientists should be aware of them. I often found myself nodding in agreement." -- New England Journal of Medicine.Human geneticsSocial aspectsMedical ethicsBiologySocial aspectsHuman geneticsSocial aspects.Medical ethics.BiologySocial aspects.599.93/5Alper Joseph S.1946-1680262MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815493003321The double-edged helix4048883UNINA