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100 | 1 | _aCowan, Ruth Schwartz. | |
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_aHeredity and Hope : _bThe Case for Genetic Screening. |
250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aCambridge : _bHarvard University Press, _c2008. |
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264 | 4 | _c©2008. | |
300 | _a1 online resource (303 pages) | ||
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505 | 0 | _aIntro -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Many Varieties of Beautiful Inheritance -- 2. Eugenics and the Genealogical Fallacy -- 3. Pronatal Motives and Prenatal Diagnosis -- 4. No Matter What, This Has to Stop! -- 5. Genetic Screening and Genocidal Claims -- 6. Parents, Politicians, Physicians, and Priests -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Acknowledgments -- Index. | |
520 | _aNeither minimizing the difficulty of the choices that modern genetics has created for us nor fearing them, Cowan argues that we can improve the quality of our own lives and the lives of our children by using the modern science and technology of genetic screening responsibly. | ||
588 | _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
590 | _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
650 | 0 | _aGenetic screening-History. | |
650 | 0 | _aEugenics-History. | |
655 | 4 | _aElectronic books. | |
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_iPrint version: _aCowan, Ruth Schwartz _tHeredity and Hope _dCambridge : Harvard University Press,c2008 _z9780674024243 |
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