Genomic Politics

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Genomic Politics is written by Jennifer Hochschild and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0197550754 (ISBN 10) and 9780197550755 (ISBN 13).

In More Science, Less Fear?, Jennifer Hochschild shows how the fraught politics of genomics is unfolding in American life. She focuses on genetically modified medicines that target African Americans, DNA evidence in the criminal justice system, the ancestry craze, and genetic tests in prenatal exams. She finds that contending camps differ in how they answer two questions: How significant are genetic factors in explaining human traits and behaviors? And, what is the right balance between risk acceptance and risk avoidance? Hochschild develops solutions that can reduce the ideological heat and more closely align the use of genomics with democracy.