The science of human perfection : how genes became the heart of American medicine /
"Keeping his focus on America, Nathaniel Comfort introduces the community of scientists, physicians, and public health workers who have contributed to the development of medical genetics from the nineteenth century to today. He argues that medical genetics is closely related to eugenics, and in...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2012]
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | "Keeping his focus on America, Nathaniel Comfort introduces the community of scientists, physicians, and public health workers who have contributed to the development of medical genetics from the nineteenth century to today. He argues that medical genetics is closely related to eugenics, and indeed that the two cannot be fully understood separately. He also carefully examines how the desire to relieve suffering and to improve ourselves genetically, though noble, may be subverted. History makes clear that as patients and consumers we must take ownership of genetic medicine, using it intelligently, knowledgeably, and skeptically"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 316 pages) : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-298) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300188875 0300188870 1283604361 9781283604369 9786613916815 6613916811 |