The Double-Edged Helix: Social Implications

The Double-Edged Helix explores the impact of recent genetic discoveries on both different population segments and society as a whole. The authors address the medical and ethical implications of the new technologies, outlining potential positive and negative effects of genetic research on minorities, individuals with disabilities, and those of diverse sexual orientations. Presenting a wide array of perspectives, this book emphasizes the need to ensure that research into genetics research does not result in discrimination against people on the basis of their DNA.

Joseph S. Alper, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts. Catherine Ard, M.M.H.S., is a doctoral candidate in the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Adrienne Asch, Ph.D., is the Henry Luce Professor in Biology, Ethics, and the Politics of Human Reproduction at Wellesley College. Jon Beckwith, Ph.D., is American Cancer Society Research Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Harvard Medical School. Peter Conrad, Ph.D., is the Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University. Lisa N. Geller, Ph.D., J.D., is an associate at Fish and Richardson, P.C., in Boston.

List of Contributors

vii

Acknowledgments

xi

Introduction: Perspectives on Perspectives

1

(214)

Joseph S. Alper, Catherine Ard, Adrienne Asch, Jon Beckwith, Peter Conrad, and Lisa N. Geller

1 Genetic Complexity in Human Disease and Behavior

17

(22)

Joseph S. Alper

2 Geneticists in Society, Society in Genetics

39

(19)

Jon Beckwith

3 Genetics and Behavior in the News: Dilemmas of a Rising Paradigm

58

(22)

Peter Conrad

4 Advocacy Groups and the New Genetics

80

(22)

Alan Stockdala and Sharon F. Terry

5 Invisible Women: Gender, Genetics, and Reproduction

102

(21)

Susan Markens

6 Prenatal Diagnosis and Selective Abortion: A Challenge to Practice and Policy

123

(28)

Adrienne Asch

7 African American Perspectives on Genetic Testing

151

(24)

Diane Beeson and Troy Duster

8 Genetics, Race, and Ethnicity: Searching for Differences

175

(22)

Joseph S. Alper and Inn Beckwith

9 The Origins of Homosexuality: No Genetic Link to Social Change

197

(18)

William Byne, Udo Schuklenk, Mitchell Lasco, and Jack Drescher

10 Diversity and Complexity in Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transsexual Responses to the "Gay-Gene" Debates

215

(12)

C. Phoebe Lostroh and Amanda Uths-Kessler

11 The Commercialization of Genetic Technologies: Raising Public Awareness

227

(20)

Catherine Ard and Deborah Zucker

12 Individual, Family, and Societal Dimensions of Genetic Discrimination: A Case Study Analysis

247

(20)

Lisa N. Geller, Joseph S. Alper, Paul R. Billings, Carol I. Barash, Jon Beckwith, and Marvin R. Natowicz

13 Current Developments in Genetic Discrimination

267

(20)

Lisa N. Geller

Index

287

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