WOMEN'S ISSUES
Year : 2009 | Volume
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Gender And The Human Genome
Ruth Chadwick
Director, ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen), Cardiff University, 6 Museum Place, Cardiff CF10 3BG, Wales, United Kingdom
Correspondence Address:
Ruth Chadwick
Director, ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen), Cardiff University, 6 Museum Place, Cardiff CF10 3BG, Wales
United Kingdom
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1229.44075
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Gender issues arise in relation to the human genome across a number of dimensions: the level of attention given to the nuclear genome as opposed to the mitochondrial; the level of basic scientific research; decision-making in the clinic related to both reproductive decision-making on the one hand, and diagnostic and predictive testing on the other; and wider societal implications. Feminist bioethics offers a useful perspective for addressing these issues. |
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