Can genomics tell me who i am? Essentialistic rhetoric in direct-to-consumer DNA testing

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-172

  Nordgren, A ^a   Juengst, E T ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer genomics; Essentialism; Identity

Indexed keywords

DNA;

BIOMEDICINE; CONSUMER; DNA DETERMINATION; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; GENETIC RISK; GENOMICS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME PROJECT; IDENTITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ONLINE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SCIENCE; SOCIETY; VIRTUAL REALITY; WEB BROWSER;

EID: 70449685963     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770902901595     Document Type: Review

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