The Code of codes : scientific and social issues in the human genome project / edited by Daniel J. Kevles and Leroy Hood.
| Other author | Kevles, Daniel J., 1939- |
| Other author | Hood, Leroy E. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1992. |
| Description | x, 397 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Out of eugenics: the historical politics of the human genome / Daniel J. Kevles -- A history of the science and technology behind gene mapping and sequencing / Horace Freeland Judson -- A vision of the grail / Walter Gilbert -- The challenges to technology and informatics / Charles Cantor -- DNA-based medicine: prevention and therapy / C. Thomas Caskey -- Biology and medicine in the twenty-first century / Leroy Hood -- A personal view of the project / James D. Watson -- The social power of genetic information / Dorothy Nelkin -- DNA fingerprinting: science, law, and the ultimate identifier / Eric Lander. |
| Contents | Clairvoyance and caution: repercussions from the human genome project / Nancy Wexler -- Genetic technology and reproductive choice: an ethics for autonomy / Ruth Schwartz Cowan -- Health insurance, employment discrimination, and the genetics revolution / Henry T. Greely -- Nature, nurture, and the human genome project / Evelyn Fox Keller -- Reflections / Kevles, Hood. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-374) and index. |
| LCCN | 91038477 |
| ISBN | 0674136454 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | RB155 .C575 1992 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |