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Genetic risk and the birth of the somatic individual

2000-01-01

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This paper considers the implications of the rise of the new molecular genetics for the ways in which we are governed and the ways in which we govern ourselves. Using examples of genetic screening and genetic discrimination in education, employment and insurance, and a case study of debates among those at risk of developing Huntington's Disease and their relatives, we suggest that some of the claims made by critic...

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DOI: 10.1080/03085140050174750

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