- Foreword [Richard Lewontin]
- Introduction: Evolving Narratives of Genetic Explanation across Disciplines [Sheldon Krimsky]
- Part I. New Understanding of Genetic Science
- 1. The Mismeasure of the Gene [Ruth Hubbard]
- 2. Evolution Is Not Mainly a Matter of Genes [Stuart A. Newman]
- 3. Genes as Difference Makers [Evelyn Fox Keller]
- 4. Big B, Little b: Myth #1 Is That Mendelian Genes Actually Exist [David S. Moore]
- 5. The Myth of the Machine-Organism: From Genetic Mechanisms to Living Beings [Stephen L. Talbott]
- Part II. Medical Genetics
- 6. Some Problems with Genetic Horoscopes [Eva Jablonka]
- 7. Cancer Genes: The Vestigial Remains of a Fallen Theory [Carlos Sonnenschein and Ana M. Soto]
- 8. The Fruitless Search for Genes in Psychiatry and Psychology: Time to Reexamine a Paradigm [Jay Joseph and Carl Ratner]
- 9. Assessing Genes as Causes of Human Disease in a Multicausal World [Carl F. Cranor]
- 10. Autism: From Static Genetic Brain Defect to Dynamic Gene-Environment-Modulated Pathophysiology [Martha R. Herbert]
- 11. The Prospects of Personalized Medicine [David Jones]
- Part III. Genetics in Human Behavior and Culture
- 12. The Persistent Influence of Failed Scientific Ideas [Jonathan Beckwith]
- 13. Map Your Own Genes! The DNA Experience [Susan Lindee]
- 14. Creating a “Better Baby”: The Role of Genetics in Contemporary Reproductive Practices [Shirley Shalev]
- 15. Forensic DNA Evidence: The Myth of Infallibility [William C. Thompson]
- 16. Nurturing Nature: How Parental Care Changes Genes [Mae-Wan Ho]
- Conclusion: The Unfulfilled Promise of Genomics [Jeremy Gruber]
- Notes
- Selected Readings
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- Index
Genetic Explanations
Sense and Nonsense
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Publication Date: 02/26/2013
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