The Human Genome Project in College Curriculum
Ethical Issues and Practical Strategies
Published on 1. June 2008
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-58465-695-1 (ISBN)
Description
This is a provocative essay collection dealing with a range of ethical issues emerging from the Human Genome Project.Begun formally in 1990, the U.S. Human Genome Project's (HGP) goals were to identify all the 20,000 to 25,000 genes in human DNA, determine the sequences of the three billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA, store this information in databases, improve tools for data analysis, and transfer related technologies to the private sector. It was the first large scientific undertaking to address potential issues that arose from project data, and opened up vast possibilities for the use of genetic data and the alteration of our genetic makeup. This volume is the first to address the diverse range of ethical issues arising from the HGP, and enables professors to bring this critically important topic to life in the classroom.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
5 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-58465-695-1 (9781584656951)
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AINE DONOVAN is the Executive Director of the Ethics Institute and a faculty member of both the education department at Dartmouth College and Tuck School of Business. RONALD M. GREEN is the Faculty Director of the Ethics Institute and a professor in the religion department at Dartmouth College and the Tuck School of Business.