Race decoded : the genomic fight for social justice / Catherine Bliss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bliss, Catherine.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race.

Human genome.

Genomics--Social aspects.

Genomics.

Genomics--Moral and ethical aspects.

Social justice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 2000, with the success of the Human Genome Project, scientists declared the death of race in biology and medicine. But within five years, many of these same scientists had reversed course and embarked upon a new hunt for the biological meaning of race. Drawing on personal interviews and life stories, Race Decoded takes us into the world of elite genome scientists-including Francis Collins, director of the NIH; Craig Venter, the first person to create a synthetic genome; and Spencer Wells, National Geographic Society explorer-in-residence, among others-to show how and why they ar

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The New Science of Race; 2. Making Science Racial; 3. The Sociogenomic Paradigm; 4. Making Sense of Race with Values; 5. Everyday Race-Positive; 6. Activism and Expertise; 7. The Enduring Trouble with Race; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804782050

0804782059

OCLC:

782880129