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Genetics and Society

The books in this series, all based on original research, explore the social, economic and ethical consequences of the new genetic sciences. The series is based in the Cesagen, one of the centres forming the ESRC’s Genomics Network (EGN), the largest UK investment in social-science research on the implications of these innovations. With a mix of research monographs, edited collections, textbooks and a major new handbook, the series is a valuable contribution to the social analysis of developing and emergent bio-technologies.

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Barcoding Nature

Shifting Cultures of Taxonomy in an Age of Biodiversity Loss

By Claire Waterton, Rebecca Ellis, Brian Wynne

Series: Genetics and Society

DNA Barcoding has been promoted since 2003 as a new, fast, digital genomics-based means of identifying natural species based on the idea that a small standard fragment of any organism’s genome (a so-called ‘micro-genome’) can faithfully identify and help to classify every species on the planet. The...

Published April 22nd 2013 by Routledge
Risky Genes

Genetics, Breast Cancer and Jewish Identity

By Jessica Mozersky

Series: Genetics and Society

Ashkenazi Jews have the highest known population risk of carrying specific mutations in the high-risk breast cancer genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. So what does it mean to be told you have an increased risk of genetic breast cancer because you are of Ashkenazi Jewish origin? In a time of ever-increasing...

Published August 6th 2012 by Routledge
GM Food on Trial

Testing European Democracy

By Les Levidow, Susan Carr

Series: Genetics and Society

Europe was told that it had no choice but to accept agbiotech, yet this imperative was turned into a test of democratic accountability for societal choices. Since the late 1990s, European public controversy has kept the agri-biotech industry and its promoters on the defensive. As some...

Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
The Handbook of Genetics & Society

Mapping the New Genomic Era

Edited by Paul Atkinson, Peter Glasner, Margaret Lock

Series: Genetics and Society

An authoritative Handbook which offers a discussion of the social, political, ethical and economic consequences and implications of the new bio-sciences. The Handbook takes an interdisciplinary approach providing a synoptic overview of contemporary international social science research on genetics,...

Published July 9th 2012 by Routledge
Gender and Genetics

Sociology of the Prenatal

By Kate Reed

Series: Genetics and Society

Prenatal screening for genetic disorders is becoming an increasingly widespread phenomenon across the globe. While studies have highlighted the importance of women’s experiences of such screening, little is known about men’s roles and direct involvement in this process. With a focus on the...

Published May 15th 2012 by Routledge
The International Legal Governance of the Human Genome

By Chamundeeswari Kuppuswamy

Series: Genetics and Society

The human genome is a well known symbol of scientific and technological progress in the 21st century. However, concerns about the exacerbation of inequalities between the rich and the poor, the developing and the developed states, the healthy and the unhealthy are causing problems for the progress...

Published May 10th 2012 by Routledge
Local Cells, Global Science

The Rise of Embryonic Stem Cell Research in India

By Aditya Bharadwaj, Peter Glasner

Series: Genetics and Society

One of the first studies of an exciting new development in global biotechnology, this cutting edge text examines the extent of the transnational movements of tissues, stem cells, and expertise, in the developing governance framework of India. Documenting the impact of local and global governance...

Published May 6th 2012 by Routledge
Regenerating Bodies

Tissue and Cell Therapies in the Twenty-First Century

By Julie Kent

Series: Genetics and Society

This exciting book examines how human tissues and cells are being exchanged, commodified and commercialized by new health technologies. Through a discussion of emergent global ‘tissue economies’ the author explores the social dynamics of innovation in the fields of tissue engineering and stem cell...

Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
Regulating Next Generation Agri-Food Biotechnologies

Lessons from European, North American and Asian Experiences

Edited by Michael Howlett, David Laycock

Series: Genetics and Society

Agri-food bio-technology policy and regulation is transitioning from an early period focused on genetic engineering technologies to ‘next-generation’ rules and regulatory processes linked to challenges originating in a wide variety of new technological processes and applications. Can lessons...

Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
Community Genetics and Genetic Alliances

Eugenics, Carrier Testing, and Networks of Risk

By Aviad E. Raz

Series: Genetics and Society

Carrier testing of adults provides information about the risk of passing a genetic mutation to your children, leading to reproductive (and some say, eugenic) decisions. Excessive carrier screening may have adverse effects, but it can also prevent suffering and open up new reproductive options....

Published February 20th 2012 by Routledge