Human Genome Project as a Social Enterprise

Philip L Bereano, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Published online: September 2006

DOI: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005650

The Human Genome Project shows that technical developments are the products of social dynamics rather than historically inevitable ones, and that, in the society that produces them, they manifest the interests and concerns of the groups that are more powerful.

Keywords: Human Genome Project; ethical; legal and social implications; liberalism; genetic determinism; patents

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    book Commoner B (2002) Unraveling the DNA myth: the spurious foundation of genetic engineering. New York: Harper's Magazine, February.
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    book Kimbrell A (1993) The Human Body Shop. San Francisco, CA: HarperCollins.
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 Web Links
    ePath Merriam-Webster's Online http://www.m-w.com/wftw/wftw.htm

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Techniques and Tools in Clinical Genetics | Science and Society - General | Bioethics | Philosophy of the Life Sciences
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Bereano, Philip L(Sep 2006) Human Genome Project as a Social Enterprise. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1002/9780470015902.a0005650]