Biomedical Ambiguity: Race, Asthma, and the Contested Meaning of Genetic Research in the Caribbean

by Ian Whitmarsh

Book Overview

Steadily increasing numbers of Americans have been diagnosed with asthma in recent years, attracting the attention of biomedical researchers, including those searching for a genetic link to the disease. The high rate of asthma among African American children has made race significant to this search for genetic predisposition. One of the primary sites for this research today is Barbados. The Caribbean nation is considered optimal because of its...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801474418
• ISBN13: 9780801474415
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher