The Code of Codes

The ultimate goal of the pioneering project outlined in this book is to map our genome--the key to what makes us human--in detail. The Code of Codes is a collective exploration of the substance and possible consequences of th is project in relation to ethics, law, and society.

Preface
Part I History, Politics, and Genetics
1. Out of Eugenics: The Historical Politics of the Human Genome - Daniel J. Kevles
2. A History of the Science and Technology Behind Gene Mapping and Sequencing - Horace Freeland Judson
Part II Genetics, Technology, and Medicine
3. A Vision of the Grail - Walter Gilbert
4. The Challenges to Technology and Informatics - Charles Cantor
5. DNA-Based Medicine: Prevention and Therapy - C. Thomas Caskey
6. Biology and Medicine in the Twenty-First Century - Leroy Hood 7 A Personal View of the Project - James D. Watson
Part III Ethics, Law, And Society 8. The Social Power of Genetic Information - Dorothy Nelkin 9. DNA Fingerprinting: Science, Law, and the Ultimate Identifier - Eric Lander 10. Clairvoyance and Caution: Repercussions from the Human Genome Project - Nancy Wexler 11. Genetic Technology and Reproductive Choice: An Ethics for Autonomy - Ruth Schwartz Cowan 12. Health Insurance, Employment Discrimination, and the Genetics Revolution - Henry T. Greely 13. Nature, Nurture, and the Human Genome Project - Evelyn Fox Keller 14. Reflections - Daniel J. Kevles and Leroy Hood Notes Selected Bibliography Glossary Contributors Index