Eugenics by David J Galton
In the continuing media furore over 'designer babies' and the race to complete the map of human DNA - in other words, to identify the individual genes that make us who we are - scientists and commentators rarely use the word that describes this new ethical and technical minefield: 'eugenics'. Since the horrendous experiments of Nazi death camps the word has laboured under a sinister reputation, yet those perverted and racially motivated abominations should not blind us to what eugenics really is: the use of science for the qualitative and quantitative improvement of our genetic constitution. David Galton's superbly clear-headed, sensible and accessible survey of the history, ethics and potential of this much-maligned branch of science makes fascinating reading. From Ancient Greece to Charles Darwin, Adolf Hitler and the Human Genome Project, EUGENICS is a brilliant account of our struggle to change the way we are, and where that struggle might take us in the future.
A rare book: level headed, compassionate, dismissive of the reactions of populist politicians, and comprehensive.. [T]his is the book to buy NEW SCIENTIST Impressively accessible SUNDAY TIMES
David Galton is Professor of the Department of Metabolism and Genetics at Bart's Hospital in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780349113777 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349113777 |
| Title | Eugenics |
| Author | David J Galton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2002-12-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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