Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-254) and index. Introduction: "As deep as life itself" -- Birthmarks become landmarks : "little worlds in themselves" -- Genealogies, relationships, and histories -- Biobanking : medical records and genetic databases -- For whom the cell tolls : bioethics -- Biovalue : appropriating genomes -- Human variation -- Conclusion.

Classification

• LCC: QH438.7
• Dewey Decimal: 304.5

Book Details

• Language: eng
• Physical Description: xiii, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
• Edition Info: (pbk.)

Subjects

• Human genetics -- Social aspects
• Ethnology
• Anthropology, Cultural
• Genetics
• Cross-Cultural Comparison
• Databases, Genetic

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