Search Results - "Humangenetik."

Die Nekropole Potzneusiedl (Burgenland): Die interdisziplinäre Auswertung von Bestattungen des 1. bis 3. Jahrhunderts n. Chr. im Kontaktbereich nord- und süddanubischer Traditionen by Formato, Lucia Clara

“…The book deals with the early imperial period inhumations and cremation burials of Potzneusiedl. Interdisciplinary analyses (archaeology, archaeobotany,…”
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Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA by Strand, Daniel, Kallen, Anna, Mulcare, Charlotte

“…The first comprehensive critical analysis of the practices and consequences of ancient DNA research.This edited collection, Critical Perspectives on Ancient…”
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Enhancing Evolution: The Ethical Case for Making Better People by Harris, John

“…InEnhancing Evolution, leading bioethicist John Harris dismantles objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes…”
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Medical Biotechnology by Glick, Bernard R., Delovitch, T. L., Patten, Cheryl L.

“…In this jargon-free, easy-to-read textbook, the authors demystify the discipline of medical biotechnology and present a roadmap that provides a fundamental…”
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The DNA mystique: the gene as a cultural icon (conversations in medicine and society). by Nelkin, Dorothy, Lindee, M. Susan

“…The DNA Mystique suggests that the gene in popular culture draws on scientific ideas but is not constrained by the technical definition of the gene as a…”
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Genomic Citizenship: The Molecularization of Identity in the Contemporary Middle East by McGonigle, Ian

“…An anthropological study based on ethnographic work in Israel and Qatar explores the relationship between science, particularly genetics, and national…”
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Genetic Geographies: The Trouble with Ancestry by Nash, Catherine

“…What might be wrong with genetic accounts of personal or shared ancestry and origins? Genetic studies are often presented as valuable ways of understanding…”
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Genetic counselling: a psychological conversation by Clarke, Angus

“…Contributions to this study are drawn both from health professionals engaged in genetic counselling and from observers and critics with backgrounds in law,…”
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The Alzheimer conundrum: entanglements of dementia and aging by Lock, Margaret

“…Due to rapidly aging populations, the number of people worldwide experiencing dementia is increasing, and the projections are grim. Despite billions of dollars…”
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Building the New Man: Eugenics, Racial Science and Genetics in Twentieth-Century Italy by Cassata, Francesco

“…Based on previously unexplored archival documentation, this book offers the first general overview of the history of Italian eugenics, not limited to the…”
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Race to the finish: identity and governance in an age of genomics. by Reardon, Jenny, Reardon, Jenny

“…In the summer of 1991, population geneticists and evolutionary biologists proposed to archive human genetic diversity by collecting the genomes of "isolated…”
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Innovation und Tradition. Herbert Bachs Beitrag zur Anthropologie und Humangenetik by Pittelkow, Jörg, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geschichte und Theo

“…This book examines the contribution of the German biologist Herbert Bach (1926 – 1996) to physical anthropology and human genetics in Eastern Germany. It…”
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Pharmakogenetik und Therapeutisches Drug Monitoring: Diagnostische Bausteine fur die individualisierte Therapie by Klein, Hanns-Georg, Haen, Ekkehard

“…Die Pharmakogenetik untersucht den Einfluss individueller genetischer Merkmale auf Wirkung und unerwünschte Wirkung von Arzneimitteln. Dieses Buch macht auf…”
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Routledge Handbook of Sport and Exercise Systems Genetics by Lightfoot, J. Timothy, Hubal, Monica J., Roth, Stephen M.

“…Technological advances over the last two decades have placed genetic research at the forefront of sport and exercise science. It provides potential answers to…”
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Evolution in health and disease by Stearns, S. C. (Stephen C.), Koella, Jacob C.

“…It is now increasingly acknowledged that an evolutionary perspective can give us important new insights into issues central to medical research and practice…”
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The Genealogy of a Gene: Patents, HIV/AIDS, and Race by Jackson, Myles W

“…InThe Genealogy of a Gene, Myles Jackson uses the story of the CCR5 gene to investigate the interrelationships among science, technology, and society. Mapping…”
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Property in the Body: Feminist Perspectives by Dickenson, Donna

“…New developments in biotechnology radically alter our relationship with our bodies. Body tissues can now be used for commercial purposes, while external…”
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Genetic Determinants of Human Longevity by Rose, Giuseppina, Sørensen, Mette, Dato, Serena

“…In the last two decades, due to the continuous increase of lifespans in Westernsocieties, and the consequent growing of the elderly population, have…”
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Nicht-kodierende Mutationen by Spielmann, Malte, Mundlos, Stefan

“…Trotz der enormen Fortschritte genomweiter Analyseverfahren bleiben über 40 % der Patienten in der Humangenetik ohne molekulare Diagnose. Dies könnte unter…”
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Genetic databases: Socio-ethical issues in the collection and use of DNA by Tutton, Richard, Corrigan, Oonagh

“…Genetic Databases offers a timely analysis of the underlying tensions, contradictions and limitations of the current regulatory frameworks for, and policy…”
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