Genetic explanations sense and nonsense /
Genetic explanations sense and nonsense /
edited by Sheldon Krimsky, Jeremy Gruber.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, (c)2013.
- 1 online resource (xi, 368 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The mismeasure of the gene / Evolution is not mainly a matter of genes / Genes as difference makers / Big B, little b : myth #1 is that Mendelian genes actually exist / The myth of the machine organism / Some problems with genetic horoscopes / Cancer genes : the vestigial remains of a fallen theory / The fruitless search for genes in psychiatry and psychology : time to reexamine a paradigm / Assessing genes as causes of human disease in a multi-causal world / Autism : from static genetic brain defect to dynamic gene-environment-modulated pathophysiology / The prospects of personalized medicine / The persistent influence of failed scientific ideas / Map your own genes! the DNA experience / Creating a "better baby" : the role of genetics in contemporary reproductive practices / Forensic DNA evidence : the myth of infallibility / Nurturing nature : how parental care changes genes / Ruth Hubbard -- Stuart Newman -- Evelyn Fox Keller -- David S. Moore -- Stephen L. Talbott -- Eva Jablonka -- Carlos Sonnenschein and Ana M. Soto -- Jay Joseph and Carl Ratner -- Carl Cranor -- Martha Herbert -- David Jones -- Jon Beckwith -- Susan Lindee -- Shirley Shalev -- William C. Thompson -- Mae-Wan Ho.
9780674067769
Genetics.
Genomics.
Genetic Phenomena.
Genetic Determinism.
Interdisciplinary Communication.
Electronic Books.
QH426 / .G464 2013
Includes bibliographies and index.
The mismeasure of the gene / Evolution is not mainly a matter of genes / Genes as difference makers / Big B, little b : myth #1 is that Mendelian genes actually exist / The myth of the machine organism / Some problems with genetic horoscopes / Cancer genes : the vestigial remains of a fallen theory / The fruitless search for genes in psychiatry and psychology : time to reexamine a paradigm / Assessing genes as causes of human disease in a multi-causal world / Autism : from static genetic brain defect to dynamic gene-environment-modulated pathophysiology / The prospects of personalized medicine / The persistent influence of failed scientific ideas / Map your own genes! the DNA experience / Creating a "better baby" : the role of genetics in contemporary reproductive practices / Forensic DNA evidence : the myth of infallibility / Nurturing nature : how parental care changes genes / Ruth Hubbard -- Stuart Newman -- Evelyn Fox Keller -- David S. Moore -- Stephen L. Talbott -- Eva Jablonka -- Carlos Sonnenschein and Ana M. Soto -- Jay Joseph and Carl Ratner -- Carl Cranor -- Martha Herbert -- David Jones -- Jon Beckwith -- Susan Lindee -- Shirley Shalev -- William C. Thompson -- Mae-Wan Ho.
9780674067769
Genetics.
Genomics.
Genetic Phenomena.
Genetic Determinism.
Interdisciplinary Communication.
Electronic Books.
QH426 / .G464 2013