Heredity and hope : the case for genetic screening /

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The secrets locked in our genes are being revealed, and we find ourselves both enthused and frightened about what that portends. We look forward to curing disease and alleviating suffering--for our children as well as for ourselves--but we also worry about delving too deeply into the double helix. A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cowan, Ruth Schwartz, 1941- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Temas:
Geschichte 1900-2007.
Genetic screening > History.
Eugenics > History.
Genetic Testing > history
Eugenics > history
History, 20th Century
Dépistage génétique > Histoire.
Eugénisme > Histoire.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
44.48 medical genetics.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Genetic.
MEDICAL > Genetics.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Genetics & Genomics.
Eugenics
Genetic screening
Ethik
Eugenik
Genanalyse
Reihenuntersuchung
Hereditary diseases.
Screening.
Philosophical aspects.
Medical genetics
Hereditary diseases
Prenatal diagnosis
Bioethics
History, 1901-1999
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Many varieties of beautiful inheritance
  • 2. Eugenics and the genealogical fallacy
  • 3. Pronatal motives and prenatal diagnosis
  • 4. No matter what, this has to stop!
  • 5. Genetic screening and genocidal claims
  • 6. Parents, politicians, physicians, and priests
  • Conclusion.

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