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- catalog abstract "A founding father of human medical genetics, and a self-described geneticist of the "old school," James Neel has worked the "genetic trenches" in some of the most far-flung regions of the globe in pursuit of clues to genetic riddles. In Physician to the Gene Pool, we accompany him on his early groundbreaking research into the origins of sickle cell anemia. We witness the full horror of the nuclear devastation wreaked upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where he went as part of the first team to study the genetic effects of exposure to radiation. And we journey with him as, with wife Priscilla by his side, he travels deep into the Amazon basin to conduct his classic population studies of the Yanomama. But Physician to the Gene Pool is more than just a scientific travelogue. A firm believer in the social contract that binds the scientist to the interests of the commonweal, Dr. Neel pauses often in his narrative to consider the broader implications of genetic research. He addresses the role of human genetics in a world careening toward a population explosion of Malthusian proportions, and levels scathing criticisms at hypocritical leaders who practice the politics of piety in place of common sense. Challenging the received genetic wisdom of the day, he takes colleagues to task for skewing professional judgement to the politics of "big science," and he admonishes them of the dangers of relying too heavily on fashionable scientific enterprise such as the Human Genome Project and the drive for genetic engineering. And finally, in the closing chapters, he offers his provocative "genetic prescriptions" for some of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.".
- catalog contributor b5455132.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "A founding father of human medical genetics, and a self-described geneticist of the "old school," James Neel has worked the "genetic trenches" in some of the most far-flung regions of the globe in pursuit of clues to genetic riddles. In Physician to the Gene Pool, we accompany him on his early groundbreaking research into the origins of sickle cell anemia. We witness the full horror of the nuclear devastation wreaked upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki, where he went as part of the first team to study the genetic effects of exposure to radiation. And we journey with him as, with wife Priscilla by his side, he travels deep into the Amazon basin to conduct his classic population studies of the Yanomama. But Physician to the Gene Pool is more than just a scientific travelogue. A firm believer in the social contract that binds the scientist to the interests of the commonweal, Dr. Neel pauses often in his narrative to consider the broader implications of genetic research. He addresses the role of human genetics in a world careening toward a population explosion of Malthusian proportions, and levels scathing criticisms at hypocritical leaders who practice the politics of piety in place of common sense. Challenging the received genetic wisdom of the day, he takes colleagues to task for skewing professional judgement to the politics of "big science," and he admonishes them of the dangers of relying too heavily on fashionable scientific enterprise such as the Human Genome Project and the drive for genetic engineering. And finally, in the closing chapters, he offers his provocative "genetic prescriptions" for some of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog extent "ix, 457 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Physician to the gene pool.".
- catalog identifier "0471308447".
- catalog isFormatOf "Physician to the gene pool.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : J. Wiley,".
- catalog relation "Physician to the gene pool.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "1994 D-669".
- catalog subject "575.1/092 B 20".
- catalog subject "Geneticists United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Genetics biography.".
- catalog subject "Genetics, Medical Personal Narratives.".
- catalog subject "Medical genetics United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Neel, James V. (James Van Gundia), 1915-".
- catalog subject "Neel, James V. (James Van Gundia), 1915-2000.".
- catalog subject "RB155 .N44 1994".
- catalog subject "WZ 100 N378 1994".
- catalog title "Physician to the gene pool : genetic lessons and other stories / James V. Neel.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".