Race in a Bottle: The Story of BiDil and Racialized Medicine in a Post-Genomic Age
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (580 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231162995 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Calling for a more reasoned approach to using race in biomedical research and practice, Kahn asks readers to recognize that, just as genetics is a complex field requiring sensitivity and expertise, so too is race, particularly in the field of biomedicine.. At a ceremony announcing the completion of the first draft of the human genome in 2000, President Bill Clinton declared, "I believe one of the great truths to emerge from this triumphant expedition inside the human genome is that in genetic terms, all human beings, regardless of race, are more than 99.9 percent the same." Yet despite this declaration of unity, biomedical research has focused increasingly on mapping that.1 percent of difference, particularly as it relates to race.This trend is exemplified by the drug BiDil. Upon closer examination, however, Jonathan Kahn reveals a far more complex story. At the most basic level, BiDil became racial through legal maneuvering and commercial pressure as much as through me
Molly said Insightful book on race and public policy; must-read for health professionals. This is a fascinating book on race and public policy that deserves a wide readership, especially among health professionals, professionals-in-training, and biomedical researchers. Kahn is a law professor who previously had an N.I.H. grant to examine racial classifications used in the U.S. census, so he has expertise in the area where biomedicine, law, a
from the Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. Jonathan Kahn is professor of law at Hamline University School of Law. He holds a Ph.D. in United States history from Cornell University and a J.D. He is the author of Budgeting Democracy: State Building and Citizenship in America, 1897–1928.
(Troy Duster, University of California, Berkeley)Jonathan Kahn is the undisputed Hercules Poirot of biomedicine. Kahn offers a heartfelt and persuasive case against allowing race to be reduced to biology. (Jennifer L. (Library Journal)Race in a Bottle tackles one of the most important concerns pertaining to race facing our society today. Must-read material. (Aravinda Chakravarti Nature Medicine)Highly recommended. (New Scientist)An extraordinary book. (Osagie Obasogie BioPolitic