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Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:In 2003 the Human Genome Project announced that it had achieved a stunning scientific breakthrough: the full map of the human genome, and with it our first complete picture of the basic building block of human life. Since then, boasts about the benefits—and warnings of the dangers—of genomics have remained front-page news. For the nonscientist, the claims and counterclaims are dizzying—what does it really mean to understand the genome? Barry Barnes and John Dupré offer an answer to that question and many more in Genomes and What to Make of Them, a clear and lively account of the genomic revolution and its promise. The book opens with a brief history of the science of genetics and genomics, from Mendel to Watson and Crick and all the way up to Craig Venter; from there the authors delve into the use of genomics in determining evolutionary paths. Barnes and Dupré then consider both the power and risks of genetics, from the economic potential of plant genomes to overblown claims that certain human genes can be directly tied to such traits as intelligence or homosexuality. Ultimately, the authors argue, we are now living with a new knowledge as powerful in its way as nuclear physics, and the stark choices that face us—between biological warfare and gene therapy, a new eugenics or a new agricultural revolution—will demand the full engagement of both scientists and citizens. About the AuthorBarry Barnes is a former codirector of the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society at the University of Exeter, at which he was formerly professor of sociology. He is the author of several books on the sociology of the sciences and was awarded the J. D. Bernal Prize for his career contribution to the field. Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 By Way of Background Inherited Traits Inherited Molecules Practices and Techniques
2 Genes, Genomes, and Molecular Genetics Genes and DNA DNA Genetic Knowledges and Their Distribution
3 Genomes What Are Genomes? The Strange Case of the Epigenome New Similarities and New Differences Reducing Complexity
4 Genomics and Evolution Classification Evolution Metagenomics . 5 Genomics and Problems of Explanation Astrological Genetics and Explanatory Genetics Heritability Astrological Genomics Beyond Astrology
6 Genomics as Power Accumulating Powers Genomics and Social Powers Resisting Genomic Powers Arguments and Institutions
7 Natural Order and Human Dignity The Order of Things Dignity Human Genomes and the Order of Things Human Genomes and the Dignity of Human Life Arguments and Institutions Again
8 Conclusions Genomics as Power Again Accounting for Exceptionalism Life without Essences: Reduction as Emancipation
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