The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Medical Science, Genetics, Reference, Ethics, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences
Cover of the book The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine by Nathaniel Comfort, Yale University Press
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Author: Nathaniel Comfort ISBN: 9780300188875
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: September 25, 2012
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Nathaniel Comfort
ISBN: 9780300188875
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: September 25, 2012
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English
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Almost daily we hear news stories, advertisements, and scientific reports that promise genetic medicine will make us live longer, enable doctors to identify and treat diseases before they start, and individualize our medical care. But surprisingly, a century ago eugenicists were making the same promises. The Science of Human Perfection traces the history of the promises of medical genetics and of the medical dimension of eugenics. The book also considers social and ethical issues that cast troublesome shadows over these fields.
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Almost daily we hear news stories, advertisements, and scientific reports that promise genetic medicine will make us live longer, enable doctors to identify and treat diseases before they start, and individualize our medical care. But surprisingly, a century ago eugenicists were making the same promises. The Science of Human Perfection traces the history of the promises of medical genetics and of the medical dimension of eugenics. The book also considers social and ethical issues that cast troublesome shadows over these fields.

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