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What We Inherit: How New Technologies and Old Myths Are Shaping Our Genomic Future

bySam TrejoandDaphne O. Martschenko

Sociologist Sam Trejo and bioethicist Daphne O. Martschenko examine how rapidly advancing genomic technologies intersect with enduring myths about heredity, intelligence, race, health, and destiny. They explain what genetic data can reveal, where interpretation becomes uncertain, and how schools, insurers, companies, governments, and families may use these tools. Historical episodes show why promises of objective biological measurement demand skepticism. The book argues that society's genomic future will be shaped not by DNA alone but by policy and power, requiring public choices that prevent old inequalities from acquiring a new scientific vocabulary.

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication date

2026-02-03

Format

Hardcover

Pages

272

ISBN

9780691237756