Control : the dark history and troubling present of eugenics / Adam Rutherford.

  • Rutherford, Adam
Date:
2023
  • Books

About this work

Description

"Throughout history, people have sought to reduce suffering, eliminate disease and enhance desirable qualities in their children. In the Victorian era eugenics, a full-blooded attempt to impose control over unruly biology, began to grow among the powerful and quickly spread to dozens of countries around the world. But these ideas are not merely historical: today, with new gene editing techniques, conversations are happening about tinkering with the DNA of our unborn children to make them smarter, fitter, stronger. Deeply steeped in contemporary genetics, CONTROL offers a vital account of one of the defining – and most destructive – ideas of the 20th century."--Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2023.

Physical description

ix, 278 pages ; 20 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-262) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    History of Medicine
    JL /RUT
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1474622399
  • 9781474622394