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The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sickle Cell Disease

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"Concise and well-argued... essential reading for anyone interested in genetics, disease, and the meaning of race." -- Science

"Practitioners of the future will have to take these separate histories into account as this new era unfolds." -- Doris Teichler Zallen, PhD, JAMA

"Fascinating." -- Jackie Leach Scully, Social History of Medicine

"Perfectly suited for use in teaching the history of medicine and health... At once concise, readable, and demanding in its parsimony. It should not be missed by anyone who cares about the emerging shape of health care in the age of genomic medicine." -- Christopher Crenner, Journal of the History of Medicine

"Offers interesting information and pertinent discussions... The book deserves to be read by a large public." -- Michel Morange, Isis

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Author:	Keith Wailoo
Paperback:	264 pages
Publisher:	The Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Date:	April 20, 2006
ISBN:	0801883261
Package Length:	7.87 inches
Package Width:	4.96 inches
Package Height:	0.63 inches
Package Weight:	0.57 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 1 reviews

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A powerful testimony to the power of prejudice even in the field of medical research. Nov 07, 2006
The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity and Innovation in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sickle Cell Disease provides a history of diseases which have been connected with racial makeup, sparking ethnic controversies in their discussion and analysis. The authors draw links between biology and social issues, examining underlying influences on research and perspective of modern medicine and how Americans ultimately come to embrace or reject projected breakthroughs. From therapy as social justice to media headlines and changing social perspectives, THE TROUBLED DREAM OF GENETIC MEDICINE is a powerful testimony to the power of prejudice even in the field of medical research.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch