The Double-Edged Helix
Subtitle: Social Implications of Genetics in a Diverse Society
Contributors: Catherine Ard (Editor); Adrienne Asch (Editor); Peter Conrad (Editor); Lisa N. Geller (Editor)
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: September 3, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780801869648
Subjects: Genetics (non-medical); Impact of science & technology on society; Medical ethics; Science/Mathematics; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Genetic Techniques; Social aspects; Medical; Bioethics; Genetics; Mammals; Science; Medical / Nursing; Human genetics; Health Policy; Ethics; Medical / Ethics; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Genetics, Medical
First sentence: In February 2001, two competing research groups announced the near-completion of the primary goal of the Human Genome Project: the DNA sequence of the entire set of human chromosomes (International Genome Sequencing Consortium, 2001; Venter et al., 2001).