Perspectives on the Human Genome Project and Genomics Volume 24 (Minnesota Studies in the Philosophy of Science)

Interdisciplinary voices reflect on some of the most complex and consequential scientific undertakings of our timePerspectives on the Human Genome Project and Genomics is a groundbreaking volume that examines the pivotal roles of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in the Human Genome Project (HGP) and the development of other major genomics projects.Drawing on newly uncovered archival materials and oral histories from NHGRI, this volume offers a multifaceted narrative of some of the most transformative scientific achievements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Coeditors Christopher R. Donohue and Alan C. Love bring together a range of perspectives on the HGP’s progress and legacy, as well as other major genomics projects, to explore not only their scientific achievements but also their social and political dimensions.Presenting reflections from historians, philosophers, and sociologists alongside those of key NHGRI