The science of human perfection : how genes became the heart of American medicine
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RB155 .C66 2012
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RB155 .C66 2012
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44.01 history of medicine.
Eugenics -- history
Eugenics -- history.
Eugenics -- United States -- History.
Eugenik -- historia.
Eugénisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Förenta staterna.
Genetics, Medical -- history
Genetics, Medical -- history.
Génétique médicale -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Heredity -- genetics
Heredity -- genetics.
Heredity -- United States -- History.
History, 20th Century
History, 20th Century.
History, 21st Century
History, 21st Century.
Hérédité -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Medical genetics -- United States -- History.
Medicinsk genetik -- historia.
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Médecine -- Histoire -- 21e siècle.
Rasbiologi -- historia.
United States
United States.
Eugenics -- history
Eugenics -- history.
Eugenics -- United States -- History.
Eugenik -- historia.
Eugénisme -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Förenta staterna.
Genetics, Medical -- history
Genetics, Medical -- history.
Génétique médicale -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Heredity -- genetics
Heredity -- genetics.
Heredity -- United States -- History.
History, 20th Century
History, 20th Century.
History, 21st Century
History, 21st Century.
Hérédité -- États-Unis -- Histoire.
Medical genetics -- United States -- History.
Medicinsk genetik -- historia.
Médecine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Médecine -- Histoire -- 21e siècle.
Rasbiologi -- historia.
United States
United States.
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Book
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xvii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-298) and index.
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"Keeping his focus on America, Nathaniel Comfort introduces the community of scientists, physicians, and public health workers who have contributed to the development of medical genetics from the nineteenth century to today. He argues that medical genetics is closely related to eugenics, and indeed that the two cannot be fully understood separately. He also carefully examines how the desire to relieve suffering and to improve ourselves genetically, though noble, may be subverted. History makes clear that as patients and consumers we must take ownership of genetic medicine, using it intelligently, knowledgeably, and skeptically"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Comfort, N. C. (2012). The science of human perfection: how genes became the heart of American medicine . Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Comfort, Nathaniel C. 2012. The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Comfort, Nathaniel C. The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Comfort, N. C. (2012). The science of human perfection: how genes became the heart of american medicine. New Haven: Yale University Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Comfort, Nathaniel C. The Science of Human Perfection: How Genes Became the Heart of American Medicine Yale University Press, 2012.
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