Nicholas Wright Gillham (1932–2018)
Autore di A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics
Sull'Autore
Nicholas Wright Gillham is James B. Duke Professor of Biology Emeritus at Duke University. Although his specialty was organelle genetics, he has long been interested in eugenics, human genetics, and their history. His books include Organelle Genes and Genomes (Oxford University Press, 1994) and a mostra altro biography, A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics (Oxford University Press, 2001). mostra meno
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1932-05-14
- Data di morte
- 2018-03-19
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- New York, New York, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Durham, North Carolina, USA - Istruzione
- Harvard University (3 degrees, incl PhD|1962)
- Attività lavorative
- Professor of Biology
geneticist
naturalist - Organizzazioni
- Harvard University
Duke University
American Type Culture Collection
President's Biomedicl Research Panel (1975) - Premi e riconoscimenti
- Guggenheim Fellowship
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Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease: From Simple… di Nicholas Wright Gillham
This is a very good and non-technical overview of the current state of genetic research and its application to medicine. Includes the historical context of the application of presumed inherited traits in eugenics. It also has a good discussion of genetic diseases and current treatments. The field appears heavy on hope and hype, still lacking real accomplishment given the investment.
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- ISBN
- 13