Article ID: CBB900136725

Inspirations in Medical Genetics (2016)

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There are abundant instances in the history of genetics and medical genetics to illustrate how curiosity, charisma of mentors, nature, art, the saving of lives and many other matters have inspired great discoveries. These achievements from deciphering genetic concepts to characterizing genetic disorders have been crucial for management of the patients. There remains, however, a long pathway ahead.

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Authors & Contributors
Leeming, William
Halverson, Colin Michael Egenberger
Whitmarsh, Ian
Weatherall, David
Weatherall, D. J.
Stern, Alexandra Minna
Journals
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Social Studies of Science
Science in Context
Notes and Records: The Royal Society Journal of the History of Science
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Gesnerus
Publishers
Oxford University Press
Johns Hopkins University Press
Yale University Press
Trafford Publishing
St. Martin's Press
MIT Press
Concepts
Medical genetics
Medicine
Genetics
Human genetics
Genetic screening
Blood diseases
People
Perutz, Max Ferdinand
Pearson, Karl
Mendel, Gregor Johann
Lehmann, Hermann
Galton, Francis
Darwin, Charles Robert
Time Periods
20th century, late
20th century
21st century
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
United States
Great Britain
Sweden
France
Canada
Australia
Institutions
Swedish Sterilization Act of 1941
Royal Society of London
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