CGS - 2007 in Review - GENETIC CROSSROADS (27/12/2007) | |
GENETIC CROSSROADS - FROM THE CENTER FOR GENETICS AND SOCIETY 2007 in Review: *Reprogramming the Stem Cell Debate* *Googling Your Genes* 2007 witnessed a sharp spike in the availability and marketing of direct-to-consumer genetic products - and in controversy about it. *Scientific Racism Redux* Scientific racism - the idea that racial disparities in social outcomes can be explained by biological or genetic traits - made a striking comeback this past year. *Controversy Escalates at California Stem Cell Program* Despite a major court victory in May, the California stem cell research program spent much of 2007 dealing with stumbles and scandals. *The Baby Business Makes News* The commerce of reproductive technology took some disturbing new twists this year. *Eugenics: Remembered. Re-imagined. Revived?* This year marked notable anniversaries in eugenics, which also made an appearance in U.S. popular culture. And then there was James Watson. |