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An international panel of speakers trace the progress of human genetics from its beginning to the present day, in various communities in different countries. Both fundamental advances and national developments are reviewed by scientists and historians from the USA, UK, France, Hungary, Japan, India, Russia, etc. Topics include: the development of the research and teaching of human genetics; of the technologies for screening, diagnosis, prediction, prevention and treatment of hereditary diseases; the distribution of these diseases in different communities and different countries; the pioneers and prominent figures in the field and their achievements.
Contents:
- Introduction (K R Dronamraju)
- Opening Remarks — The 'Recovery' of Human Genetics (J V Neel)
- Early British Discoveries in Human Genetics: Contributions of R A Fisher and J B S Haldane Especially to the Development of Blood Goups (W F Bodmer)
- H J Muller and Human Genetics (E A Carlson)
- The Development of Linkage Analysis (N E Morton)
- The Early History and Development of Human and Medical Genetics in Canada (H C Soltan)
- History and Development of Human Genetics in France (C Stoll)
- The Non-Interaction of Regulatory Genetics and Human Cytogenetics in France, 1955–1975 (R M Burian & D T Zallen)
- Notes for the History of Human Genetics in Italy (M Milani-Comparetti)
- A Zoologist's Input into Human Genetics: An Essay on the Role of N W Timofeeff-Ressovsky in the History of Human Genetics in the USSR (V I Ivanov)
- History and Development of Human Genetics in Hungary (A E Czeizel)
- History of Human Genetics and Eugenics in Japan (E Matsunaga)
- Comments on Dr Matsunaga's Paper (W J Schull)
- The History and Development of Human Genetics in Israel (T Cohen)
- Development of Human Genetics in Egypt (S A Temtamy)
- Influence of Mendelism in the Development of Human Genetics in Chile (R Cruz-Coke)
- History and Development of Human Genetics in Brazil (F M Salzano)
- Mendelism and the Theory of Hereditary Diathesis (R Olby)
- History and Development of Human Genetics in India (I C Verma)
- J B S Haldane's Impact on Human Genetics in India (K R Dronamraju)
Readership: Geneticists, biologists, biochemists, pediatricians, public health workers and historians.
