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Defining the ‘social’: towards an understanding of scientific and medical discourses on the social aspects of the new human genetics

1999-09-01

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The way in which ‘the social’ is treated in discourses about the new human genetics is an important marker of the interests and relative power of the groups it concerns. Scientists and clinicians are powerful players in such discussions and seem to be able to direct attention towards the social implications of genetics, often viewed as beneficial, rather than to the science and technology itself. This can serve to...

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Literature Corpus work: 4f1214df-6af7-576b-a041-a18f5069d271
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00177

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