Genetic Research and Communal Narratives

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2004

Publication Title

Hastings Center Report

Keywords

genetic research, informed consent, community consent, Lemba, Thomas Jefferson, Sally Hemings, group identity

Abstract

The use of DNA evidence to prove Thomas Jefferson's paternity of Sally Hemings' children is a powerful example of how genetic research can have an impact upon the communal narratives of families and nations.

Volume

34

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