New genetics, new identities / Paul Atkinson, Peter Glasner, and Helen Greenslade.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Genetic advocacy groups, science, and biovalue : creating political economies of hope / Carlos Novas -- Patients as public in ethics debates--interpreting the role of patient organizations in democracy / Annemiek Nelis, Gerard de Vries, and Rob Hagendijk -- From "scraps and fragments" to "whole organisms" : molecular biology, clinical research, and post genomic bodies / Susan E. Kelly -- Fashioning flesh : inclusion, exclusivity, and the potential of genomics / Fiona O`Neill -- Mapping origins : race and relatedness in population genetics and genetic genealogy / Catherine Nash --

The moral and sentimental work of the clinic : the case of genetic syndromes / Katie Featherstone, Maggie Gregory, and Paul Atkinson -- Medical classification and the experience of genetic haemochromatosis / Aditya Bharadwaj, Paul Atkinson, and Angus Clarke -- Towards an anatomy of public engagement with medical genetics / Robert Evans, Alexandra Plows, and Ian Welsh -- Genetics, gender, and reproductive technologies in Latin America / Liliana Acero -- Genomics, social formations, and subjectivity / Priya Venkatesan.