Synopses & Reviews
Nelkin and Lindee analyze the striking presence of genetic images in popular culture, where DNA has been touted as an explanation for personality, a source of crime, and the cause of individual success or failure.
Review
"Nelkin and Lindee are to be warmly congratulated for opening up this intriguing field to further study."-Nature
About the Author
Dorothy Nelkin, University Professor at NYU, is the author of more than twenty books. M. Susan Lindee is an Associate Professor of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania.