ABOUT THE BOOK
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Genetics is one of the most
powerful scientific fields today. It is transforming how we view medicine and
public health. And is producing tremendous new discoveries in biotechnology.
Advance in genetics also provoke extensive ethical debates over cloning. Genetic
counseling. Stem cell research, and privacy. But to understand these debates.
It’s essential to understand where these ideas came from – the ideas of the
past have had tremendous influence on not just the science of genetics, but on
the political and ethical debates surrounding the field.
ABOUT Author
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TED EVERSON is the Program Manager for Biotechnology Studies in
the Center for Contemporary History and Policy at the Chemical Heritage Foundation.
He earned a Ph D in History and Philosophy of Science and Technology from the
University of Toronto, in which he explored historically the increasing use of
genetic concepts and technologies in healthcare, an Ms in Medical Genetics from
the University of British Columbia, focusing on genetic and physical mapping of
the human genome, and a BS in Biology from the University of British Columbia.
In addition to several academic articles and presentations for various
audiences, he is the author of “genetic Engineering: Methods.” In Colin
Hempstead and William Worthington, eds., Encyclopedia
of Twentieth Century Technology and”
Genetics and Molecular Biology,” in Brian Baigre, ed., History of the Exact Sciences and Mathematics.