Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 102 pages
- Published by: National Academies Press January 19, 1998
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0309059313
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0309059312
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Book Dimensions:
9 x 6 x 0.3 inches
- Weighs: 6.9 ounces
Product Description
A report of the National Research Council's Committee on Life Sciences on the assessment of the scientific value, technical aspects, and organizational requirements of a systematic worldwide survey of human genetic variability and the ethical, legal, and social issues it would raise. Softcover.
Book Description
This book assesses the scientific value and merit of research on human genetic differences--including a collection of DNA samples that represents the whole of human genetic diversity--and the ethical, organizational, and policy issues surrounding such research.
Evaluating Human Genetic Diversity discusses the potential uses of such collection, such as providing insight into human evolution and origins and serving as a springboard for important medical research. It also addresses issues of confidentiality and individual privacy for participants in genetic diversity research studies.