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Author : Bertrand Jordan
Publisher : John Libbey Eurotext
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Gene mapping
ISBN : 2855985722
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Allied Publishers
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Medical
ISBN : 8170238625
Contributed articles presented at an "International Symposium on Human Genome Studies: Emerging Ethical and Socio-Economical Issues" during May 22-25, 1998 in Goa.
Author : Spencer Wells
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780691176017
Around 60,000 years ago, a man, genetically identical to us, lived in Africa. Every person alive today is descended from him. How did this real-life Adam wind up as the father of us all? What happened to the descendants of other men who lived at the same time? And why, if modern humans share a single prehistoric ancestor, do we come in so many sizes, shapes, and races? Examining the hidden secrets of human evolution in our genetic code, the author reveals how developments in the revolutionary science of population genetics have made it possible to create a family tree for the whole of humanity. Replete with marvelous anecdotes and remarkable information, from the truth about the real Adam and Eve to the way differing racial types emerged, this book is an enthralling, epic tour through the history and development of early humankind.
Author : Miguel García-Sancho,James Lowe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031061301
This open access book offers a comprehensive overview of the history of genomics across three different species and four decades, from the 1980s to the recent past. It takes an inclusive approach in order to capture not only the international initiatives to map and sequence the genomes of various organisms, but also the work of smaller-scale institutions engaged in the mapping and sequencing of yeast, human and pig DNA. In doing so, the authors expand the historiographical lens of genomics from a focus on large-scale projects to other forms of organisation. They show how practices such as genome mapping, sequence assembly and annotation are as essential as DNA sequencing in the history of genomics, and argue that existing depictions of genomics are too closely associated with the Human Genome Project. Exploring the use of genomic tools by biochemists, cell biologists, and medical and agriculturally-oriented geneticists, this book portrays the history of genomics as inseparably entangled with the day-to-day practices and objectives of these communities. The authors also uncover often forgotten actors such as the European Commission, a crucial funder and forger of collaborative networks undertaking genomic projects. In examining historical trajectories across species, communities and projects, the book provides new insights on genomics, its dramatic expansion during the late twentieth-century and its developments in the twenty-first century. Offering the first extensive critical examination of the nature and historicity of reference genomes, this book demonstrates how their affordances and limitations are shaped by the involvement or absence of particular communities in their production.
Author : Karobi Moitra
Publisher : Biota Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781615046638
“A Journey Through Genetics Part II” is designed to continue on the incredible journey initiated in Part I to explore the exciting discoveries in genetics and molecular biology. In Part I, the reader embarked on a genetic odyssey that started with the “Father of Genetics,” Gregor Mendel, and culminated in the invention of one of the most powerful tools in molecular biology—the polymerase chain reaction. The second part of the book will take the reader on a journey to explore the frontiers of genetic diversity, gene cloning, the human journey, and the human genome project! The book is targeted toward undergraduate non-majors and also as a “companion” to a standard genetics textbook for biology majors. The book will also prove to be useful for anyone that wants to understand the stories behind the science of genetics.
Author : Jean-Paul Gaudillière,Hans-Jörg Rheinberger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134334087
With the rise of genomics, the life sciences have entered a new era. This book provides a comprehensive history of molecular genetics and genomics.
Author : Peter Glasner,Harry Rothman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781351934312
The title of this book derives from C. Wright Mills’ classic The Sociological Imagination (Penguin, 1970), in which he sees the essential project of social science as the use of the imagination to 'grasp history and biography and the relations between the two in society'. This enables the social scientist to 'range from the most impersonal and remote transformations to the most intimate features of the human self'. Another of Mills’ concerns was the relationship between 'the personal troubles of the milieu' and 'the public issues of social structure' and these are most acutely illustrated in human genetics, the most personal of the new technologies. The chapters in this volume address these issues through discussions of choice and informed decision-making, risks and hazards, the economic and political organization of new technology, and the public as well as the scientist’s understanding of science. The methods used range from detailed ethnographies, through deconstruction's of text and action, to surveys and interviews.
Author : Peter S. Harper
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000693263
This informative new book presents an accessible account of the development of medical genetics over the past 70 years, one of the most important areas of 20th, and now 21st, century science and medicine. Based largely on the author’s personal involvement and career as a leader in the field over the last half century, both in the UK and internationally, it draws on his interest and involvement in documenting the history of medical genetics. Underpinning the content is a unique series of 100 recorded interviews undertaken by the author with key older workers in the field, the majority British, providing invaluable information going back to the very beginnings of human and medical genetics. Focusing principally on medically relevant areas of genetics rather than the underlying basic science and technological aspects, the book offers a fascinating insight for those working and training in the field of clinical or laboratory aspects of medical genetics, genomics and allied areas; it will also be of interest to historians of science and medicine and to workers in the social sciences who are increasingly attracted by the social and ethical challenges posed by modern medical genetics and genomics.
Author : Peter Wheale,René von Schomberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429752162
First published in 1998, this volume why and how genetic engineering has emerged as the technology most likely to change our lives, for better or worse, in the opening century of the third millennium. Over twenty international experts, including moral philosophers and social scientists, describe the issues and controversies surrounding modern biotechnology and genetic engineering. They explore ways in which lay individuals and groups can join in an effective and constructive dialogue with scientists and industrialists over the assessment, exploitation and safe management of these new and important technologies. Topics covered include a discussion of the issues surrounding ‘Dolly’, the cloned sheep, the politics and ethics of the international research programme to sequence the entire human genome, the ethical questions raised by the creation of transgenic farm animals, the morality of genetic experimentation on animals, the controversy surrounding the patenting of genetic material and of the transgenic animals themselves, the ethical implications of engineering animals for transplanting their organs into humans, and the environmental hazards of releasing genetically engineered organisms.
Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Chromosome mapping
ISBN : LOC:00171217003
Author : Sahra Gibbon,Barbara Prainsack,Stephen Hilgartner,Janelle Lamoreaux
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781315451671
The Handbook provides an essential resource at the interface of Genomics, Health and Society, and forms a crucial research tool for both new students and established scholars across biomedicine and social sciences. Building from and extending the first Routledge Handbook of Genetics and Society, the book offers a comprehensive introduction to pivotal themes within the field, an overview of the current state of the art knowledge on genomics, science and society, and an outline of emerging areas of research. Key themes addressed include the way genomic based DNA technologies have become incorporated into diverse arenas of clinical practice and research whilst also extending beyond the clinic; the role of genomics in contemporary ‘bioeconomies’; how challenges in the governance of medical genomics can both reconfigure and stabilise regulatory processes and jurisdictional boundaries; how questions of diversity and justice are situated across different national and transnational terrains of genomic research; and how genomics informs – and is shaped by – developments in fields such as epigenetics, synthetic biology, stem cell, microbial and animal model research. Presenting cutting edge research from leading social science scholars, the Handbook provides a unique and important contribution to the field. It brings a rich and varied cross disciplinary social science perspective that engages with both the history and contemporary context of genomics and ‘post-genomics’, and considers the now global and transnational terrain in which these developments are unfolding.
Author : Arnold Thackray
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0812234286
Private Science is a contribution to that debate, focusing particularly on the relationships among corporations, universities, and national governments involved in biotechnological research.
Author : Philip Begley,Sally Sheard
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-23
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781000649512
This important book traces the history of genetics and genomics policy in Britain. Detailing the scientific, political, and economic factors that have informed policy and the development of new health services, the book highlights the particular importance of the field of Public Health Genomics. Although focused primarily on events in Britain, the book reveals a number of globally applicable lessons. The authors explain how and why Public Health Genomics developed and the ways in which genetics and genomics have come to have a central place in many important health debates. Consideration of their ethical, social, and legal implications and ensuring that new services that are equitable, appropriate, and well-targeted will be central to effective health planning and policymaking in future. The book features: Interviews with leading individuals who were intimately involved in the development of genetics and genomics policy and Public Health Genomics Insights from experts who participated in a pair of 'witness seminars' Historical analysis exploiting a wide range of primary sources Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will be of interest to those involved in the research and practice of genetics, genomics, bioethics, and population health, but also to NHS staff, policymakers, politicians, and the public. It will also be valuable supplementary reading for students of the History of Medicine and Health, Public Health, and Biomedical Sciences.
Author : Sheila Jasanoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134328345
The authors demonstrate that the idiom of co-production importantly extends the vocabulary of the traditional social sciences, offering fresh analytic perspectives on the nexus of science, power and culture.
Author : Cornelis Disco,Barend van der Meulen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783110810721
