Genetic Explanations: Sense and Nonsense by Sheldon Krimsky (Editor), Jeremy Gruber (Editor), Ruth Hubbard (Contributor), Stuart Newman (Contributor), Evelyn Fox Keller (Contributor), David S. Moore (Contributor), Stephen L. Talbott (Contributor), Eva Jablonka (Contributor), Carlos Sonnenschein (Co - 2013-01-14

Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. Hardcover. Good/Good +. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xi, 368pp. Mild shelfwear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Gentle bumps to corners of black cloth over boards. Occasional inked underlining to pages. Underlining does not obscure text. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Can genes determine which fifty-year-old will succumb to Alzheimer's, which citizen will turn out on voting day, and which child will be marked for a life of crime? Yes, according to the Internet, a few scientific studies, and some in the biotechnology industry who should know better. Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber gather a team of genetic experts to argue that treating genes as the holy grail of our physical being is a patently unscientific endeavor. Genetic Explanations urges us to replace our faith in genetic determinism with scientific knowledge about how DNA actually contributes to human development. The concept of the gene has been steadily revised since… Read More

Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 2013. 368pp. Photos on request.. Hardciover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013. Hardcover. Good +/Good +. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/2". xi, 368pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Price sticker to rear cover of jacket. Bound in black cloth over boards with spine lettered in red. Light inked underlining to pages. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Can genes determine which fifty-year-old will succumb to Alzheimer's, which citizen will turn out on voting day, and which child will be marked for a life of crime? Yes, according to the Internet, a few scientific studies, and some in the biotechnology industry who should know better. Sheldon Krimsky and Jeremy Gruber gather a team of genetic experts to argue that treating genes as the holy grail of our physical being is a patently unscientific endeavor. Genetic Explanations urges us to replace our faith in genetic determinism with scientific knowledge about how DNA actually contributes to human development. The concept of the gene has been steadily… Read More

hc. Good+. All pages and cover are intact. Possible minor highlighting and marginalia. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

Harvard University Press, 2013-02-26. Hardcover. Used:Good.

hc. New. Brand New. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

Harvard University Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Harvard Univ Pr, 2013. Hardcover. New. sew edition. 368 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.25 inches.