Understanding the genetics of manic depression, Kay Jamison
Interviewee: Kay Jamison. Eliminating manic depression as a disease would also mean eliminating a positive intellectual force in society. Here Kay Jamison discusses the eugenic quandry we face when a prenatal test for manic depression becomes available. (DNAi Location: Chronicle > Living with eugenics > Epilogue > Manic depression endangered?)
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