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M S Lindee

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PubMed2000

Genetic disease since 1945.

Although hereditary disease has been recognized for centuries, only recently has it become the prevailing explanation for numerous human pathologies. Before the 1970s, physicians saw genetic disease as rare and irrelevant to clinical care. But, by the 1990s, genes seemed to be critical factors in virtually all human disease. Here I explore some perspectives on how and why this happened, by looking at two genetic diseases--familial dysautonomia and phenylketonuria.

Dysautonomia, Familial↗
PubMed1997

The revival of eugenics in American popular culture.

This paper explores the possibility of a "new eugenics" from the perspective of American popular culture. Several related ideas have been expressed in recent popular sources: differential rates of reproduction among different groups are threatening the future; there are "lives not worth living"; and the threats of disability are sufficient to justify limiting reproductive rights. These beliefs draw on assumptions that the future will depend on controlling the genetic constitution of the species. Popular ideas about the powers of the gene, we argue, are laying the basis for policies controlling reproduction for the common good.

Attitude to Health↗