12 The Persistent Influence of Failed Scientific Ideas

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction: Evolving Narratives of Genetic Explanation across Disciplines 1
5. PART ONE: New Understanding of Genetic Science
6. 1 The Mismea sure of the Gene 17
7. 2 Evolution Is Not Mainly a Matter of Genes 26
8. 3 Genes as Difference Makers 34
9. 4 Big B, Little b 43
10. 5 The Myth of the Machine- Organism 51
11. PART TWO: Medical Genetics
12. 6 Some Problems with Genetic Horoscopes 71
13. 7 Cancer Genes 81
14. 8 The Fruitless Search for Genes in Psychiatry and Psychology 94
15. 9 Assessing Genes as Causes of Human Disease in a Multicausal World 107
16. 10 Autism 122
17. 11 The Prospects of Personalized Medicine 147
18. PART THREE: Genetics in Human Behavior and Culture
19. 12 The Persistent Influence of Failed Scientific Ideas 173
20. 13 Map Your Own Genes! 186
21. 14 Creating a “Better Baby” 201
22. 15 Forensic DNA Evidence 227
23. 16 Nurturing Nature 256
24. Conclusion 270
25. Notes 285
26. Selected Readings 353
27. Acknowledgments 355
28. Contributors 357
29. Index 361