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Author Nelkin, Dorothy

Title The DNA mystique : the gene as a cultural icon / Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee
Published Ann Arbor : University of Michigan, [2004]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Conversations in medicine and society
Conversations in medicine and society.
Contents Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; 1. The Powers of the Gene; 2. The Eugenic Gene; 3. Sacred DNA; 4. The Molecular Family; 5. Elvis's DNA; 6. Creating Natural Distinctions; 7. Absolution: Locating Responsibility and Blame; 8. Genetic Essentialism Applied; 9. Genetic Futurism; 10. The Supergene; Notes; Sources; Index
Summary Explores the values, assumptions, and consequences of the circulation of DNA in popular culture
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Genetics -- Social aspects
Genes -- Social aspects
DNA -- Social aspects
Genetics in mass media.
DNA.
Eugenics.
Folklore.
Genes.
DNA
Genetics
Eugenics
Folklore
Genes
folklore (culture-related concept)
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Physical.
HISTORY -- General.
Genes
Folklore
Eugenics
DNA
Genetics in mass media
Genetics -- Social aspects
Humangenetik
Massenmedien
Popularisierung
Form Electronic book
Author Lindee, M. Susan
LC no. 2020706944
ISBN 9780472025077
0472025074
1282591487
9781282591486
9786612591488
661259148X