On the concept of eugenics: preliminaries to a critical appraisal
This paper's main issue is linked to what can be foreseen as the increasing capability of medical genetics to modify the genetic composition of the human species through direct interventions in the human genome for medical and non-medical purposes, i.e., the 'risk' of a resurgence of...
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| Language: | English |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz
1999-01-01
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| Series: | Cadernos de Saúde Pública |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X1999000500004 |