Legal, Ethical, and Social Issues in Human Genome Research

Bibliographic Data

ID3003159
AuthorsHenry T Greely (0000-0002-1105-6734, Stanford Law School, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-8610, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume27
Issue1
Pages473-502
Publication date1998-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Anthropology (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0084-6570 • E-ISSN: 1545-4290
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev.anthro.27.1.473
PMID15977340
OpenAlexW2105723508
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited41

In the past several decades, biological sciences have been revolutionized by their increased understanding of how life works at the molecular level. In what ways, and to what extent, will this scientific revolution affect the human societies within which the science is situated? The legal, ethical, and social implications of research in human genetics have been discussed in depth, particularly in the context of the Human Genome Project and, to a lesser extent, the proposed Human Genome Diversity Project. Both projects could have significant effects on society, the former largely at the level of individuals or families and the latter primarily at the level of ethnic groups or nations. These effects can be grouped in six broad categories: identity, prediction, history, manipulation, ownership and control, and destiny

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