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In the Name of Eugenics : Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
In the Name of Eugenics Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity Author:Daniel Kevles Daniel Kevles traces the study and practice of eugenics--the science of "improving" the human species by exploiting theories of heredity--from its inception in the late nineteenth century to its most recent manifestation within the field of genetic engineering.