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THE CODE
OF CODES
SCIENTIFIC AND
SOCIAL ISSUES
IN THE HUMAN
GENOME PROJECT

Softcover book edited by Daniel J. Kevles and Leroy Hood
Over 395 pages
First Harvard University Press paperback edition, 1993
Copyright © 1992 by Daniel J. Kevles and Leroy Hood

" The Code of Codes is a collective exploration of the substance and possible consequences of the human genome project in relation to ethics, law, and society, as well as to science, technology, and medicine.
It comprises incisive essays by steallar figures in a variety of fields, including James D. Watson and Walter Gilbert and the social analysts of science Dorothy Nelkin and Evelyn Fox Keller.
This book's balanced coverage and the expertise of its contributors make it the most comprehensive and compelling exploration available on this history-making project. "

" " The Code of Codes ... gives a very balanced cross-section of views on both the scientific aspects of the [Human Genome] project and many of the social issues surrounding it ...
In studying the human genome, much will be discovered about the evolution of life and living systems and if, as the book tries to show, there are fears, there is also hope that this knowledge will benefit humanity. What more can one want ? "
- Sydney Brenner, Nature "

Contents includes:

" Preface to the Paperback Edition

Part I HISTORY, POLITICS, AND GENETICS

1. Out of Eugenics: The Historical Politics of the Human Genome
Daniel J. Kevles

2. A History of the Science and Technology Behind Gene Mapping and Sequencing
Horace Freeland Judson

Part II GENETICS, TECHNOLOGY, AND MEDICINE

3. A Vision of the Grail
Walter Gilbert

4. The Challenges to Technology and Informatics
Charles Cantor

5. DNA-Based Medicine: Prevention and Therapy
C. Thomas Caskey

6. Biology and Medicine in the Twenty-First Century
Leroy Hood

7. A Personal View of the Project
James D. Watson

Part III ETHICS, LAW, AND SOCIETY

8. The Social Power of Genetic Information
Dorothy Nelkin

9. DNA Fingerprinting: Science, Law, and the Ultimate Identifier
Eric Lander

10. Clairvoyance and Caution: Repercussions from the Human Genome Project
Nancy Wexler

11. Genetic Technology and Reproductive Choice: An Ethics for Autonomy
Ruth Schwartz Cowan

12. Health Insurance, Employment Discrimination, and the Genetics Revolution
Henry T. Greely

13. Nature, Nurture, and the Human Genome Project
Evelyn Fox Keller

14. Reflections
Daniel J. Kevles and Leroy Hood

Postscript to Paperback Edition

Notes
Selected Bibliography
Glossary
Contributors
Index "

This book is in very good condition with only very minor wear.
No torn or ripped pages.
No markings or writing.

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