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• catalog abstract "Do our genes make us human? More than a billion dollars are being spent on the Human Genome Project to map the genes on human DNA. Along with the hope of controlling many terrible diseases, the project offers the threat of changing the behavior and the qualities that define us as human. The contributors to this volume argue that, to predict the social, political, and ethical consequences of the new genetics, we dare not take even the science for granted. Coming from fields as diverse as biology, law, sociology, history of science, gender studies, political science, philosophy, and rhetoric, the contributors take a hard look at the presuppositions, concepts, language and self-descriptions of genetics itself. How has the focus on genes affected medical research and our conceptions of humanity? How have scientists closed off areas of the Human Genome Project from serious ethical discussion? How do such metaphors as code of life and master gene subtly influence our thinking? How can genes cause disease? How might well-intentioned genetic technologies harm society at large? And how did we go ahead with the new genetics without asking these questions first? These clear-headed essays go beyond stock criticisms of the new genetics; a comprehensive bibliography covers the ethical, legal, and social implications of the Human Genome Project. This is essential reading for everyone concerned about the Human Genome Project, biotechnology, science, medicine, bioethics, and society.".
• catalog alternative "Social consequences of the new genetics".
• catalog contributor b7232753.
• catalog created "c1994.".
• catalog date "1994".
• catalog date "c1994.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
• catalog description "Do our genes make us human? More than a billion dollars are being spent on the Human Genome Project to map the genes on human DNA. Along with the hope of controlling many terrible diseases, the project offers the threat of changing the behavior and the qualities that define us as human. The contributors to this volume argue that, to predict the social, political, and ethical consequences of the new genetics, we dare not take even the science for granted. Coming from fields as diverse as biology, law, sociology, history of science, gender studies, political science, philosophy, and rhetoric, the contributors take a hard look at the presuppositions, concepts, language and self-descriptions of genetics itself. How has the focus on genes affected medical research and our conceptions of humanity? How have scientists closed off areas of the Human Genome Project from serious ethical discussion? How do such metaphors as code of life and master gene subtly influence our thinking? How can genes cause disease? How might well-intentioned genetic technologies harm society at large? And how did we go ahead with the new genetics without asking these questions first? These clear-headed essays go beyond stock criticisms of the new genetics; a comprehensive bibliography covers the ethical, legal, and social implications of the Human Genome Project. This is essential reading for everyone concerned about the Human Genome Project, biotechnology, science, medicine, bioethics, and society.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-253) and index.".
• catalog description "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 -- Tools for talking : human nature, Weismannism, and the interpretation of genetic information / James R. Griesemer -- Master molecules / Evelyn Fox Keller -- Normality and variation : the human gemone 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.".
• catalog extent "vi, 271 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Are genes us?".
• catalog identifier "0813521238 :".
• catalog identifier "0813521246 (pbk.) :".
• catalog isFormatOf "Are genes us?".
• catalog issued "1994".
• catalog issued "c1994.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press,".
• catalog relation "Are genes us?".
• catalog subject "174/.9574 20".
• catalog subject "1994 K-137".
• catalog subject "Bioethics.".
• catalog subject "Chromosome Mapping.".
• catalog subject "Human Genome Project.".
• catalog subject "Human gene mapping Moral and ethical aspects.".
• catalog subject "Human gene mapping Social aspects.".
• catalog subject "QH 445.2 A678 1994".
• catalog subject "QH445.2 .A74 1994".
• catalog tableOfContents "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 -- Tools for talking : human nature, Weismannism, and the interpretation of genetic information / James R. Griesemer -- Master molecules / Evelyn Fox Keller -- Normality and variation : the human gemone 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.".
• catalog title "Are genes us? : the social consequences of the new genetics / edited by Carl F. Cranor.".
• catalog title "Social consequences of the new genetics".
• catalog type "text".