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The Old Eugenics and the New Genetics Compared

2007-10-09

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One of the greatest fears associated with the new genetics is the resurgence of eugenics, but too often this assumes the new genetics is eugenics without investigating the diverse definitions and interpretations of eugenics. The aim of this paper is to critically investigate the concept of eugenics in theory and in practice and to question whether the new genetics is a renewal, reform or return of eugenics. The di...

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Literature Corpus work: 41798322-35e6-56f0-bcb1-74ab4fb43e58
DOI: 10.1093/shm/hkm075

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