New genetics, new identities /

New genetics, new identities / edited by Paul Atkinson, Peter Glasner and Helen Greenslade. - xii, 196 pages ; 24 cm. - Genetics and society .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : new genetic identities? / Paul Atkinson and Peter Glasner -- Genetic advocacy groups, science and biovalue : creating political economies of hope / Carlos Novas -- Patients as public in ethics debates : interpreting the role of patients' organisations in democracy / Annemiek Nelis, Gerard de Vries and Rob Hagendijk -- From 'scraps and fragments' to 'whole organisms' : molecular biology, clinical research and post-genomic bodies / Susan E. Kelly -- Fashioning flesh : inclusion, exclusivity and the potential of genomics / Fiona O'Neill -- Mapping origins : race and relatedness in population genetics and genetic genealogy / Catherine Nash -- The moral and sentimental work of the clinic : the case of genetic syndromes / Katie Featherstone, Maggie Gregory and Paul Atkinson -- Medical classification and the experience of genetic haemochromatosis / Aditya Bharadwaj, Paul Atkinson and Angus Clarke -- Towards an anatomy of public engagement with medical genetics / Robert Evans, Alexandra Plows and Ian Welsh -- Genetics, gender and reproductive technologies in Latin America / Liliana Acero -- Genomics, social formations and subjectivity / Priya Venkatesan.


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Genetics--Moral and ethical aspects.
Medical technology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Biomedical Technology--ethics.
Genomics--ethics.
Philosophy, Medical.


Electronic books.

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2007 B-315 W 32.6 / A877n 2007