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Eugenics

Known as: eugenic 
The attempt to improve the PHENOTYPES of future generations of the human population by fostering the reproduction of those with favorable phenotypes… 
National Institutes of Health

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Genetic EngineeringScience of genetics

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Heredity, reproduction, and perfectibility in revolutionary and Napoleonic France, 1789-1815.
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Moments of Truth in Genetic Medicine
Genetic research increasingly dominates medical thought and practice in the United States and in many other industrialized… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
The political economy of reproduction in Japan
Introduction 1. Reproduction and Governmentality 2. The Creation of a Modern Reproductive System in Prewar Japan 3. Reproduction… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Tests for Establishing Compatibility of an Observed Genotype Distribution with Hardy–Weinberg Equilibrium in the Case of a Biallelic Locus
Summary The classical χ2‐procedure for the assessment of genetic equilibrium is tailored for establishing lack rather than… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Leber's disease in the Netherlands
SummaryAn investigation was made into the occurrence of Leber's disease in the Netherlands.300 male and 52 female Leber patients… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Management of menstrual problems and contraception in adolescents with mental retardation: a medical, legal, and ethical review with new suggested guidelines.
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Eighth International Congress on Ethics in Medicine
  • 2000
  • Corpus ID: 6728331
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Can we learn from eugenics?
Eugenics casts a long shadow over contemporary genetics. Any measure, whether in clinical genetics or biotechnology, which is… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Veins of Resemblance: Photography and Eugenics
The last quarter of the nineteenth century was a period of remarkable transition for photography. Not only was there the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Metabolism and the Response to Injury
Part 11 starts out with a chapter on artificial insemination with donor semen, outlining the techniques used including those for… 
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