Rich with the voices and stories of participants, these touching, firsthand accounts examine
how women of diverse racial, ethnic, class and religious backgrounds perceive prenatal …

Written by four internationally renowned bioethicists, From Chance to Choice is the first
systematic treatment of the fundamental ethical issues underlying the application of genetic …

In a stimulating interchange between feminist studies and biology, Banu Subramaniam
explores how her dissertation on flower color variation in morning glories launched her on …

Few scientists have made lasting contributions to as many fields as Francis Galton. He was
an important African explorer, travel writer, and geographer. He was the meteorologist who …

Mostra como o risco se tornou um tema popular nas últimas décadas e como esse processo
afetou o campo da promoção da saúde, incluindo questões associadas ao estilo de vida, à …

Abstract During the Progressive Era, eugenic approaches to social and economic reform
were popular, respectable and widespread. This essay documents the influence of eugenic …

Many deep concerns in the life sciences and medicine have to do with the enactment,
ordering and displacement of a broad range of values. This volume articulates a pragmatist …

The history of psychiatric genetics is informed by this paper, which serves to review the
legacy of German psychiatric genetics and its antecedents during the twentieth century. It …

We stand at the threshold of a new century, with the whole human genome stretched out
before us. Messages from science, the popular media, and the stock market suggest a world …

Color-blind administration is a realized public value because it desired by substantial
numbers of Americans and legally mandated as an equality strategy. However, critical race …