How did an obscure academic idea pave the. Deeply steeped in contemporary genetics, CONTROL offers a vital account of one of the defining - and most destructive - ideas of the twentieth century. Read Control The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics by Adam Rutherford available from Rakuten Kobo. But these ideas are not merely historical: today, with new gene editing techniques, conversations are happening about tinkering with the DNA of our unborn children to make them smarter, fitter, stronger. In the Victorian era eugenics, a full-blooded attempt to impose control over unruly biology, began to grow among the powerful and quickly spread to dozens of countries around the world. Throughout history, people have sought to reduce suffering, eliminate disease and enhance desirable qualities in their children. Control is a book about eugenics, what geneticist Adam Rutherford calls 'a defining idea of the twentieth century. Why does eugenics still loom large in the 21st century, despite its genocidal past?ĭid eugenics work? Could it work? Or was it always a pseudoscientific fantasy? How did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? A short, highly directed guide to an area of science that is little understood but increasingly part of public discourse by the Sunday Times bestselling author of HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST
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