Behavioural genetics: prospects and challenges.
In its 2002 report on the ethical context of behavioural genetics the Nuffield Council on Bioethics concentrated on the genetics of variation within the normal range for behavioural dispositions. The report discusses the historical context of this work and looks at some current work in the fields of IQ, antisocial behaviour and sexuality. It then addresses the ethical implications of this work, both for our understanding of ourselves and in relation to possible applications in areas such as assisted reproduction and the law.
Baldwin
Thomas
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Department of Philosophy University of York, Heslington, York, UK. trb2@york.ac.uk
D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000235:genetics; D001675:Bioethics; D005260:Female; D005824:Genetics, Behavioral / Q000941:ethics* / Q000266:history; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D012725:Sexual Behavior