Zilinskas and Balint and their contributors examine the divisions between minority groups and the scientific community, particularly in the area of medical and genetic research. Minorities have reasons to be skeptical of medical research in general and genetics research in particular. The notorious Tuskegee syphilis experiment is, perhaps, only the most publicized of these. In contrast, Zilinskas and Balint argue that the Human Genome Project has the potential to make dramatic positive contributions to the health of all human beings. Members of minority communities in particular have much to gain from innovative medical diagnostics and therapies that will result from the study of human genetics.
Examines the divisions between minority groups and the scientific community, particularly over genetic research.| Preface |
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The Age of Biology and the Responsible Ancestor |
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The Human Genome Project: Hereditary Diseases and Implications for Gene Therapy |
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The Genetics of Human Behavior: Lessons from the Human Genome Project |
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The Human Genome Project and the African American Community: Race, Diversity, and American Science |
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Scientific and Folk Ideas about Heredity |
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Social and Medical Implications of New Genetic Techniques |
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Genetic Education to African American and Russian Immigrant Communities in Northwest Baltimore |
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The Human Genome Project and Buddhism |
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Thoughts on the Human Genome Project and Maryland |
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Kathleen Kennedy Townsend |
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The Human Genome Project: Reaching Minority Communities in Maryland. A Report of Results of the Conference Evaluation Study |
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The HGP and Minority Communities: The Importance of Dialogue and Access to Information |
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| About the Contributors |
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RAYMOND A. ZILINSKAS is a Senior Scientist at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, CA.PETER J. BALINT is an Adjunct Lecturer in Quantitative Methods at the University of Maryland.
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