The DNA mystique the gene as a cultural icon (conversations in medicine and society).

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 section of DNA that codes for a protein. In highlighting DNA as it appears in soap operas, comic books, advertising, and other expressions of mass...

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Hauptverfasser: Nelkin, Dorothy, Lindee, M. Susan
Format: E-Book Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 01.02.2010
University of Michigan
Ausgabe:1
Schriftenreihe:Conversations in medicine and society
Schlagworte:
Biology
DNA
DNA - Social aspects
Genes
Genes > Social aspects
Genetics
Genetics > Social aspects
Genetics in mass media
Health Sciences
HISTORY
Language & Literature
Life Sciences
LITERARY CRITICISM
MEDICAL
Popular Culture
SCIENCE
Social aspects
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Sociology
ISBN:0472030043, 9780472025077, 9780472030040, 0472025074
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  • The DNA mystique: the gene as a cultural icon (conversations in medicine and society) -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- 1. The Powers of the Gene -- 2. The Eugenic Gene -- 3. Sacred DNA -- 4. The Molecular Family -- 5. Elvis's DNA -- 6. Credting Natural Distinctions -- 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame -- 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied -- 9. Genetic Futurism -- 10. The Supergene -- Notes -- Sources -- Index
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1: The Powers of the Gene 2: The Eugenic Gene 3: Sacred DNA 4: The Molecular Family 5: Elvis’s DNA 6: Creating Natural Distinctions 7: Absolution: 8: Genetic Essentialism Applied 9: Genetic Futurism 10: The Supergene Notes Sources Index
  • Contents Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. The Powers of the Gene 2. The Eugenic Gene 3. Sacred DNA 4. The Molecular Family 5. Elvis’s DNA 6. Creating Natural Distinctions 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied 9. Genetic Futurism 10. The Supergene Notes Sources Index
  • Intro -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the First Edition -- 1. The Powers of the Gene -- 2. The Eugenic Gene -- 3. Sacred DNA -- 4. The Molecular Family -- 5. Elvis's DNA -- 6. Creating Natural Distinctions -- 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame -- 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied -- 9. Genetic Futurism -- 10. The Supergene -- Notes -- Sources -- Index