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La biologie moderne nous permet enfin de comprendre comment se transmet la vie et nous éclaire sur la nature de l'espèce humaine. Mais la génétique est invoquée aussi pour affirmer l'inégalité des races, l'hérédité de l'intelligence... Dans la controverse, la connaissance scientifique véritable apporte le doute fécond et l'humilité devant la tentation d'agir.

Human genetics --- Human biology --- Heredity, Human --- Génétique humaine --- Biologie humaine --- Hérédité humaine

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Human genetics --- Statistical methods. --- Mathematical statistics --- Genetics --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- Statistical methods --- GENETICS --- STATISTICS --- METHODS

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Human genetics --- Genetics, Human --- Génétique humaine --- Genetics, Medical. --- Genetics --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- Human Genetics --- Medical Genetics --- Anthropology, Physical --- Chromosome Disorders --- Sex Chromosome Disorders --- Genetic Diseases, Inborn --- Molecular Medicine --- Human genetics. --- Génétique humaine --- Genetics, Medical

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The first two editions of this book, published in 1979 and in 1986, were well re­ ceived by the scientific community. Translations into Italian, Japanese, and Rus­ sian suggest that this book was regarded useful in many parts of the world. Mean­ while, human genetics has seen dramatic developments, and the "molecular revo­ lution" has attracted thousands of scientists, including many molecular biologists, to this field. About 3700 human genes have already been mapped to chromosomal sites. Many such genes have been cloned, and the various mutations causing dis­ ease have been identified. Novel mutational mechanisms such as expanded trinu­ cleotide repeats have been discovered in conditions such as Huntington's disease and the fragile X syndrome of mental retardation. Gene action now can often be elucidated by studying the pathway from gene to phenotype following positional cloning rather than working in the opposite direction, as was customarily done be­ fore the tools of "new genetics" were available. In an increasing number of genetic diseases, the pathogenic mechanisms have been elucidated with positive conse­ quences for prevention and treatment. It therefore became necessary to rewrite al­ most completely major portions of this book. These developments are now making genetics arguably the leading basic science for medicine, as well as a recognized medical speciality. But all these changes do not mean that the entire framework of human genetics had to be reconstructed.

Human genetics --- Génétique humaine --- Génétique humaine --- Human genetics. --- Biochemistry. --- Biochemistry, general. --- Human Genetics. --- Genetics --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Composition

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This book investigates the specific conception and descent of a language of 'degeneration' from 1848-1918, with particular reference to France, Italy and England. Daniel Pick shows how in the refraction and wake of evolution and naturalism, new images and theories of atavism, 'degenerescence' and socio-biological decline emerged in European culture and politics. He indicates the wide cultural and political importance of the idea of degeneration, whilst showing that the notion could mean different things at different times in different places.

Degeneration --- Decadence --- Eugenics --- Heredity, Human --- Sociology --- Vice --- History --- Europe --- Social conditions --- History of Europe --- anno 1800-1899 --- Dégénérescence --- Histoire --- Conditions sociales --- Arts and Humanities --- Degeneration - History - 19th century