The DNA mystique [[electronic resource] ] : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee |
Autore | Nelkin Dorothy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan, c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LindeeM. Susan |
Collana | Conversations in medicine and society |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics - Social aspects
Genes - Social aspects DNA - Social aspects Genetics in mass media |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-59148-7
9786612591488 0-472-02507-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. The Powers of the Gene; 2. The Eugenic Gene; 3. Sacred DNA; 4. The Molecular Family; 5. Elvis's DNA; 6. Creating Natural Distinctions; 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame; 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied; 9. Genetic Futurism; 10. The Supergene; Notes; Sources; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456083003321 |
Nelkin Dorothy | ||
Ann Arbor, : University of Michigan, c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The DNA mystique : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee |
Autore | Nelkin Dorothy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan, , c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LindeeM. Susan |
Collana | Conversations in medicine and society |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics - Social aspects
Genes - Social aspects DNA - Social aspects Genetics in mass media |
ISBN |
1-282-59148-7
9786612591488 0-472-02507-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. The Powers of the Gene; 2. The Eugenic Gene; 3. Sacred DNA; 4. The Molecular Family; 5. Elvis's DNA; 6. Creating Natural Distinctions; 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame; 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied; 9. Genetic Futurism; 10. The Supergene; Notes; Sources; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780874003321 |
Nelkin Dorothy | ||
Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan, , c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The DNA mystique : the gene as a cultural icon / / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee |
Autore | Nelkin Dorothy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan, , c2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.93/5 |
Altri autori (Persone) | LindeeM. Susan |
Collana | Conversations in medicine and society |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics - Social aspects
Genes - Social aspects DNA - Social aspects Genetics in mass media |
ISBN |
1-282-59148-7
9786612591488 0-472-02507-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. The Powers of the Gene; 2. The Eugenic Gene; 3. Sacred DNA; 4. The Molecular Family; 5. Elvis's DNA; 6. Creating Natural Distinctions; 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame; 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied; 9. Genetic Futurism; 10. The Supergene; Notes; Sources; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817522103321 |
Nelkin Dorothy | ||
Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan, , c2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genetics, health and society / / edited by Brea L. Perry, Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA ; contributors, Jason Beckfield [and eighteen others] |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.042 |
Collana | Advances in Medical Sociology |
Soggetto topico |
Medical genetics
Genetics - Social aspects Human genetics - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78350-568-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. Critical perspectives on genetics as usual -- Part II. Toward a sociology with genetics -- Part III. Genetic complexity in medical ethics and practice. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460881403321 |
Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genetics, health and society / / edited by Brea L. Perry, Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | United Kingdom : , : Emerald, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 305 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 616.042 |
Collana | Advances in medical sociology |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics - Social aspects
Human genetics - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Social aspects Medical genetics Medical genetics - Social aspects |
ISBN | 1-78350-568-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. Critical perspectives on genetics as usual -- Part II. Toward a sociology with genetics -- Part III. Genetic complexity in medical ethics and practice. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797441203321 |
United Kingdom : , : Emerald, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Genetics, health and society / / edited by Brea L. Perry, Department of Sociology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | United Kingdom : , : Emerald, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiii, 305 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 616.042 |
Collana | Advances in medical sociology |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics - Social aspects
Human genetics - Social aspects Genetic engineering - Social aspects Medical genetics Medical genetics - Social aspects |
ISBN | 1-78350-568-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. Critical perspectives on genetics as usual -- Part II. Toward a sociology with genetics -- Part III. Genetic complexity in medical ethics and practice. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815166703321 |
United Kingdom : , : Emerald, , 2015 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The genomics age [[electronic resource] ] : how DNA technology is transforming the way we live and who we are / / Gina Smith |
Autore | Smith Gina |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : AMACOM--American Management Association, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 577/.16 |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics
Genomics Genetics - Social aspects Genomics - Social aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8144-2838-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Before We Begin; 1 It's Who You Are; 2 How We Got Here; 3 Your Genome An Owner's Manual; 4 The DNA Files; 5 Facing Destiny; 6 The Fountain of Aging Well; 7 Closing in on Cancer; 8 Cloning and Stem Cells; 9 Gene Therapy; 10 DNA and Society; Glossary |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450180603321 |
Smith Gina | ||
New York, NY, : AMACOM--American Management Association, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The genomics age [[electronic resource] ] : how DNA technology is transforming the way we live and who we are / / Gina Smith |
Autore | Smith Gina |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : AMACOM--American Management Association, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 577/.16 |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics
Genomics Genetics - Social aspects Genomics - Social aspects |
ISBN | 0-8144-2838-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Before We Begin; 1 It's Who You Are; 2 How We Got Here; 3 Your Genome An Owner's Manual; 4 The DNA Files; 5 Facing Destiny; 6 The Fountain of Aging Well; 7 Closing in on Cancer; 8 Cloning and Stem Cells; 9 Gene Therapy; 10 DNA and Society; Glossary |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783307103321 |
Smith Gina | ||
New York, NY, : AMACOM--American Management Association, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The genomics age [[electronic resource] ] : how DNA technology is transforming the way we live and who we are / / Gina Smith |
Autore | Smith Gina |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : AMACOM--American Management Association, c2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
Disciplina | 577/.16 |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics
Genomics Genetics - Social aspects Genomics - Social aspects |
ISBN | 0-8144-2838-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminaries; CONTENTS; Before We Begin; 1 It's Who You Are; 2 How We Got Here; 3 Your Genome An Owner's Manual; 4 The DNA Files; 5 Facing Destiny; 6 The Fountain of Aging Well; 7 Closing in on Cancer; 8 Cloning and Stem Cells; 9 Gene Therapy; 10 DNA and Society; Glossary |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828741403321 |
Smith Gina | ||
New York, NY, : AMACOM--American Management Association, c2005 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New genetics [[electronic resource] ] : the study of lifelines / / J.S. Kidd and Renee A. Kidd |
Autore | Kidd J. S (Jerry S.) |
Edizione | [Rev. Oct. 2006.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : Chelsea House, c2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.5 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
KiddRenee A
KiddJ. S (Jerry S.). |
Collana | Science & society |
Soggetto topico |
Genetics
Genetics - Social aspects Human genetics Human genetics - Social aspects |
ISBN | 1-4381-2292-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1: Heritage and Heredity""; ""2: How Heredity Works""; ""3: Thomas Hunt Morgan and His Fruit Flies""; ""4: Magic Places�Productive People""; ""5: Science and Politics""; ""6: Shifting the Research Focus""; ""7: The Race for Glory""; ""8: The Code""; ""9: Genetic Analysis""; ""10: Biohazard""; ""11: Clones""; ""12: Hereditary Disease""; ""13: Genomes""; ""14: Genetic Screening""; ""15: Aging""; ""16: RNA""; ""17: Stem Cells""; ""18: Future Prospects""; ""Glossary""; ""Further Reading""; ""Web Sites""; ""Index"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910698203203321 |
Kidd J. S (Jerry S.) | ||
New York, NY, : Chelsea House, c2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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