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OverviewThe Human Genome Project has associated many mutant genes with physical ailments and the genetic basis of certain behavioral characteristics is being seriously discussed. In the 1920s and 1930s, advocates for eugenics claimed that genes influenced human behavior, but with no valid evidence. In Germany the Nazis adopted their ideas to justify violent anti-semitism. In this new, expanded edition of the English translation of his compelling book T f6;dliche Wissenschaft, the distinguished German geneticist Benno M fc;ller-Hill documents the long-suppressed collusion of eugenics and racist politics which resulted in the mass murder of millions. In a new Afterword, he warns against the misuse today of newly emerging knowledge about human heredity. In an accompanying essay, Nobel Laureate James D. Watson, an architect of this new era of genetics, vividly describes a recent visit to Berlin and his impressions of the legacy of eugenics in German science. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Benno Mueller-HillPublisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S. Imprint: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press,U.S. Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.329kg ISBN: 9780879695316ISBN 10: 0879695315 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 01 January 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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