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Genes, cells, and brains : the Promethean promises of the new biology

Rose, Hilary, 1935-2012
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In Genes, Cells, and Brains, feminist sociologist Hilary Rose and neuroscientist Steven Rose take on the bioscience industry and its claims. Examining the rivalries between public and private sequencers, the establishment of biobanks, and the rise of stem cell research, they ask why the promised cornucopia of health benefits has failed to emerge.
Imprint:
London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2012.
Collation:
329 p. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
From little genetics to big genomics -- Evolutionary theory in the post-genomic age -- Animals first : ethics enters the laboratory -- From state to consumer eugenics -- The North Atlantic bubble -- The global commodification of bioinformation -- The growing pains of regenerative medicine -- The irresistible rise of the neurotechnosciences -- Promethean promises : who benefits?.
ISBN:
1844678814 (hardback alk paper)9781844678815 (hardback alk paper)
Dewey class:
572.86
LC class:
QH442
Language:
English
BRN:
82376
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-Science and NatureSCIENCE 572.86 ROSEAvailable
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