JSPES, Vol. 26, No. 1 (Spring 2001 )
pp. 345-370

Book Review Article: From the Past into the Future

Pamela Brown

(review of Heredity and Humanity: Race, Eugenics and Modern Science)

The author reviews a challenging publication which investigates the history of attitudes towards genetics , current prejudices and future trends in bioethics, and the ethics of human reproductive practices in light of ongoing discoveries relating to behavioral genetics and research into the human genome.