Genetics and genomics as an anthropological subject: approaching with caution

Yale J Biol Med. 2009 Dec;82(4):167-9.

Abstract

Speaking at the 2009 Society for Medical Anthropology Conference, cultural anthropologist Margaret Lock pointed out that the advent of the genomic revolution brings with it important societal, political, and social issues that have the potential to radically change both human life and interaction.

Publication types

  • Congress

MeSH terms

  • Anthropology*
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Genetic Testing
  • Genetics, Medical*
  • Genomics*
  • Humans