The Science of Human Perfection

The Science of Human Perfection
Author :
Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 371
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780300188875
ISBN-13 : 0300188870
Rating : 4/5 (870 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Science of Human Perfection by : Nathaniel Comfort

Download or read book The Science of Human Perfection written by Nathaniel Comfort and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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./divDIV DIVKeeping his focus on America, science historian 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 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, lest pernicious interests trump our own./div


The Science of Human Perfection Related Books

Davenport's Dream
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors: Charles Benedict Davenport
Categories: Eugenics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: CSHL Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In 1911, influential geneticist Charles Davenport published "Heredity in Relation to Eugenics," advancing his ideas of how genetics would improve society in the
Heredity in Relation to Eugenics
Language: en
Pages: 332
Authors: Charles Benedict Davenport
Categories: Eugenics
Type: BOOK - Published: 1911 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Science of Human Perfection
Language: en
Pages: 371
Authors: Nathaniel Comfort
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-09-25 - Publisher: Yale University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Almost daily we hear news stories, advertisements, and scientific reports that promise genetic medicine will make us live longer, enable doctors to identify and
The Proceedings of the 22nd Annual History of Medicine Days Conference 2013
Language: en
Pages: 327
Authors: Aleksandra Loewenau
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-12-19 - Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Proceedings of the Calgary History of Medicine Days represent a series of volumes in the history of medicine and healthcare that publishes the work of young
Sudden Prey
Language: en
Pages: 404
Authors: John Sandford
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-05-01 - Publisher: Penguin

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

“The stakes are high, the characters rich, the action relentless” (Publishers Weekly) in this Lucas Davenport novel from #1 New York Times bestselling autho