The Human Genome Diversity Project

Author : Amade M'Charek
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1139442406

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The Human Genome Diversity Project by Amade M'Charek Pdf

The Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP) was launched in 1991 by a group of population geneticists whose aim was to map genetic diversity in hundreds of human populations by tracing the similarities and differences between them. It quickly became controversial and was accused of racism and 'bad science' because of the special interest paid to sampling cell material from isolated and indigenous populations. The author spent a year carrying out participant observation in two of the laboratories involved and provides fascinating insights into daily routines and technologies used in those laboratories and also into issues of normativity, standardization and naturalisation. Drawing on debates and theoretical perspectives from across the social sciences, M'charek explores the relationship between the tools used to produce knowledge and the knowledge thus produced in a way that illuminates the HGDP but also contributes to our broader understanding of the contemporary life sciences and their social implications.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Human Genome Diversity
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998-01-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309184748

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Evaluating Human Genetic Diversity by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Human Genome Diversity Pdf

This book assesses the scientific value and merit of research on human genetic differencesâ€"including a collection of DNA samples that represents the whole of human genetic diversityâ€"and the ethical, organizational, and policy issues surrounding such research. Evaluating Human Genetic Diversity discusses the potential uses of such collection, such as providing insight into human evolution and origins and serving as a springboard for important medical research. It also addresses issues of confidentiality and individual privacy for participants in genetic diversity research studies.

Author : Jenny Reardon
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400826407

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Race to the Finish by Jenny Reardon Pdf

In the summer of 1991, population geneticists and evolutionary biologists proposed to archive human genetic diversity by collecting the genomes of "isolated indigenous populations." Their initiative, which became known as the Human Genome Diversity Project, generated early enthusiasm from those who believed it would enable huge advances in our understanding of human evolution. However, vocal criticism soon emerged. Physical anthropologists accused Project organizers of reimporting racist categories into science. Indigenous-rights leaders saw a "Vampire Project" that sought the blood of indigenous people but not their well-being. More than a decade later, the effort is barely off the ground. How did an initiative whose leaders included some of biology's most respected, socially conscious scientists become so stigmatized? How did these model citizen-scientists come to be viewed as potential racists, even vampires? This book argues that the long abeyance of the Diversity Project points to larger, fundamental questions about how to understand knowledge, democracy, and racism in an age when expert claims about genomes increasingly shape the possibilities for being human. Jenny Reardon demonstrates that far from being innocent tools for fighting racism, scientific ideas and practices embed consequential social and political decisions about who can define race, racism, and democracy, and for what ends. She calls for the adoption of novel conceptual tools that do not oppose science and power, truth and racist ideologies, but rather draw into focus their mutual constitution.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Law
ISBN : LOC:0017328326A

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Human Genome Diversity Project by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs Pdf

Author : Laurelyn Whitt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780521119535

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Science, Colonialism, and Indigenous Peoples by Laurelyn Whitt Pdf

Examines how contemporary relations between indigenous and Western nations are shaped by the dynamics of power, the politics of property, and the apologetics of law.

Author : John Irving Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Bioethics
ISBN : OCLC:638783214

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Ethics and the Human Genome Diversity Project by John Irving Fleming Pdf

Author : Walter Fred Bodmer,Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
Publisher : W H Freeman & Company
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Evolution
ISBN : 0716705737

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Genetics, Evolution, and Man by Walter Fred Bodmer,Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza Pdf

Surveys the fundamentals of genetics, the principles and techniques of population genetics, the inheritance of complex traits, and socially relevant aspects of human genetics and evolution

Author : Jonathan Marks
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780520240643

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What It Means to Be 98% Chimpanzee by Jonathan Marks Pdf

Focusing on the remarkable similarity between chimp and human DNA, the author explores the role of molecular genetics, anthropology, biology, and psychology in the human-ape relationship.

Author : Robert L. Anemone
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-02-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351717854

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Race and Human Diversity by Robert L. Anemone Pdf

Race and Human Diversity is an introduction to the study of human diversity in both its biological and cultural dimensions. Robert L. Anemone examines the biological basis of human difference and how humans have biologically and culturally adapted to life in different environments. The book discusses the history of the race concept, evolutionary theory, human genetics, and the connections between racial classifications and racism. It invites students to question the existence of race as biology, but to recognize race as a social construction with significant implications for the lived experience of individuals and populations. This second edition has been thoroughly revised, with new material on human genetic diversity, developmental plasticity and epigenetics. There is additional coverage of the history of eugenics; race in US history, citizenship and migration; affirmative action; and white privilege and the burden of race. Fully accessible for undergraduate students with no prior knowledge of genetics or statistics, this is a key text for any student taking an introductory class on race or human diversity. Chapter 9 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Author : Rose Morgan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780313059865

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The Genetics Revolution by Rose Morgan Pdf

What will our lives be like fifty years from now? What will we know about ourselves as humans, and how will that affect our lives? It's impossible to know the future for certain, but one thing we do know—perhaps nothing will alter our future more than the Genetics Revolution of the past thirty-five years. This book clarifies the history and examines the possible impact of five major areas of genetic research: The Human Genome Project and genetic engineering, In vitro fertilization (IVF) and the technology of reproduction, The Human Genome Diversity Project, which is studying the variation of the human genome, Embryonic stem-cell research, Cloning. All of these areas of research produce two reactions among the general public—hope for the improvement of people's lives, and fear of science out of control. The Genetics Revolution examines the scientific, social, and political impacts of the genetics on everyday life—in the past, in the present, and in the future. Each specific topic is contained within its own chapter for ease in accessing specific information. This is an ideal resource for students, teachers, and others preparing research papers. In addition, it integrates science and social science topics in a way that supports topics in the school curricula. The book contains documented, current information that both supports and challenges current thinking about genetics.

Author : Sandra Harding
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822349570

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The Postcolonial Science and Technology Studies Reader by Sandra Harding Pdf

DIVA collection of foundational and contemporary essays in postcolonial science studies./div

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1988-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309038409

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Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences,Committee on Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome Pdf

There is growing enthusiasm in the scientific community about the prospect of mapping and sequencing the human genome, a monumental project that will have far-reaching consequences for medicine, biology, technology, and other fields. But how will such an effort be organized and funded? How will we develop the new technologies that are needed? What new legal, social, and ethical questions will be raised? Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome is a blueprint for this proposed project. The authors offer a highly readable explanation of the technical aspects of genetic mapping and sequencing, and they recommend specific interim and long-range research goals, organizational strategies, and funding levels. They also outline some of the legal and social questions that might arise and urge their early consideration by policymakers.

Author : Steve Olson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Human beings
ISBN : 0747560161

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Mapping Human History by Steve Olson Pdf

Until just a few years ago, we knew surprisingly little about the 150,000 or so years of human existence before the advent of writing. Some of the most momentous events in our past - including our origins, our migrations across the globe, and our acquisition of language - were veiled in the uncertainty of 'prehistory'. That veil is being lifted at last by geneticists and other scientists. Mapping Human History is nothing less than an astonishing 'history of prehistory'. Steve Olson travelled through four continents to gather insights into the development of humans and our expansion throughout the world. He describes, for example, new thinking about how centres of agriculture sprang up among disparate foraging societies at roughly the same time. He tells why most of us can claim Julius Caesar and Confucius among our forebears. He pinpoints why the ways in which the story of the Jewish people jibes with, and diverges from, biblical accounts. And using very recent genetic findings, he explodes the myth that human races are a biological reality.

Author : Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza,Walter Fred Bodmer
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 994 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486406930

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The Genetics of Human Populations by Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza,Walter Fred Bodmer Pdf

Comprehensive, advanced treatment of nature and source of inherited characteristics, with treatment of mathematical techniques. Mendelian populations, mutations, polymorphisms, genetic demography, much more. Emphasizes interpretation of data in relation to theoretical models.

Author : Jenny Reardon
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780226510453

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The Postgenomic Condition by Jenny Reardon Pdf

The postgenomic condition: an introduction -- The information of life or the life of information? -- Inclusion: can genomics be antiracist? -- Who represents the human genome? What is the human genome? -- Genomics for the people or the rise of the machines? -- Genomics for the 98 percent? -- The genomic open 2.0: the public v. the public -- Life on Third: knowledge and justice after the genome -- Epilogue