Postgenomics

Some topics are so multi-faceted that it is difficult for any single author to do it justice. 'Postgenomics' is one of those concepts that requires a collection of different perspectives to help nail down what it connotes. In this remarkable volume, each of the six variable meanings of 'post-genomic' is captured, illuminated, and placed in socio-historical context-and the editors provide an excellent overview that gives coherence to the enterprise. -- Troy Duster, author of Backdoor to Eugenics Postgenomics is a brilliant collection of lucid and accessible essays, and a go-to volume for anyone who wants to catch up on what has been happening in contemporary biology and science studies. Illuminating changes in the concepts of gene, genetics, genomics, postgenomics, and epigenomics-and covering everything from cancer biology, affect, and big data curation practices to behavior genetics, machine-learning infrastructure, and feminist critique-Postgenomics may change the way you think. -- Michael M. J. Fischer, author of Anthropological Futures The volume is an accessible and insightful collection of critical and informed perspectives on how technological and theoretical developments influence science and society, and how they shape the ways we think about biological systems like ourselves. -- Sara Green Metascience Postgenomics suggests just how many questions we may productively ask, and marks some highly fruitful lines of inquiry, as we seek to understand this new chapter in the ongoing interaction among genes, society, and ourselves. -- Robin Wolfe Scheffler Bulletin of the History of Medicine The authors convey exceptionally well the character of postgenomic science and how genomics has changed since the 1990s... essential and very interesting reading for anyone interested in genomics and its recent trajectory. -- Peter Wade Technology and Culture