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The DNA mystique : the gene as a cultural icon / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Conversations in medicine and societyPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan, [2004]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780472025077
  • 0472025074
  • 1282591487
  • 9781282591486
  • 9786612591488
  • 661259148X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: DNA mystique.DDC classification:
  • 599.93/5 22
LOC classification:
  • QH438.7
Other classification:
  • MR 7100
  • WG 7000
Online resources:
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
Action note:
  • digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve
Summary: Explores the values, assumptions, and consequences of the circulation of DNA in popular culture.
Holdings
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eBook eBook e-Library EBSCO Social Science Available
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

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

Explores the values, assumptions, and consequences of the circulation of DNA in popular culture.

English.

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