"Eugenics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The attempt to improve the PHENOTYPES of future generations of the human population by fostering the reproduction of those with favorable phenotypes and GENOTYPES and hampering or preventing BREEDING by those with "undesirable" phenotypes and genotypes. The concept is largely discredited. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005053
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.400.307
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Eugenics" by people in Profiles.
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The search for purpose in a post-Darwinian universe: George Bernard Shaw, 'creative evolution', and Shavian eugenics: 'The dark side of the force'. Hist Philos Life Sci. 2006; 28(2):191-213.
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Medical selection and the debate over mass immigration in the new state of Israel (1948-1951). Can Bull Med Hist. 2005; 22(1):5-34.