Description |
xiii, 268 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Series |
New departures in anthropology
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-254) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction: "As deep as life itself" -- Birthmarks become landmarks : "little worlds in themselves" -- Genealogies, relationships, and histories -- Biobanking : medical records and genetic databases -- For whom the cell tolls : bioethics -- Biovalue : appropriating genomes -- Human variation -- Conclusion. |
Subject |
Human genetics -- Social aspects.
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Ethnology.
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Anthropology, Cultural. |
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Genetics. |
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Cross-Cultural Comparison. |
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Databases, Genetic. |
ISBN |
0521671744 (pbk.) |
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9780521855723 |
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0521855721 |
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9780521671743 (pbk.) |
Standard No. |
NLM 101300655 |
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NZ1 11284206 |
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AU@ 000041340899 |
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