Nicholas Wright Gillham (1932–2018)
Auteur van A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics
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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 toon meer biography, A Life of Sir Francis Galton: From African Exploration to the Birth of Eugenics (Oxford University Press, 2001). toon minder
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Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1932-05-14
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2018-03-19
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- New York, New York, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Pittsboro, North Carolina, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Durham, North Carolina, USA - Opleiding
- Harvard University (3 degrees, incl PhD|1962)
- Beroepen
- Professor of Biology
geneticist
naturalist - Organisaties
- Harvard University
Duke University
American Type Culture Collection
President's Biomedicl Research Panel (1975) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Guggenheim Fellowship
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Genes, Chromosomes, and Disease: From Simple… door 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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