Kevles, Daniel J. (2016) The History of Eugenics. Issues in Science and Technology, 32 (3). pp. 45-49. ISSN 0748-5492. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20161027-103500759
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Abstract
The human race today stands at a threshold unlike any in the past: it now possesses tools to reshape its own hereditary capacities, perhaps even to realize the dream of eugenicists that human beings might take charge of their own evolution. Over a long time, CRISPR could change the future of humanity, but no one is rushing into it. As President Barack Obamas science adviser John Holdren has said, human germline editing “is a line that should not be crossed at this time.” The question is, will anyone be able to police that line? We are living in the age of biocapitalism, and it is entirely possible that commercial and consumer interests could find a way around the current commitments and controls of governments.
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| Additional Information: | © 2016 University of Texas at Dallas. | ||||||
| Issue or Number: | 3 | ||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20161027-103500759 | ||||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20161027-103500759 | ||||||
| Official Citation: | Kevles, Daniel J. "The History of Eugenics." Issues in Science and Technology 32, no. 3 (Spring 2016) | ||||||
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| ID Code: | 71537 | ||||||
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| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | ||||||
| Deposited On: | 27 Oct 2016 17:45 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2019 16:08 |
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