The
startling announcement in 1991 that a neurologist had
found a physiological difference between the brains of
heterosexuals and homosexuals not only challenged accepted
beliefs, but carried profound and unavoidable legal, practical,
and social implications. Two years later a team of geneticists
found a likely genetic basis for homosexuality in men.
The biological search for what makes us gay or straight
has begun.
Chandler Burr's A Separate Creation is the first
comprehensive look at this revolutionary new science standing
on the frontiers of current biological practice. It is
the tale of committed scientists at the center of a firestorm
from the radical right, from gay activists-even from their
own colleagues. As they invent brilliant new methods to
understand the workings of the human psyche, Burr charts
this fascinating territory with clarity and an objective
eye.
But A Separate Creation also considers the awesome
ramifications of their research, the ethical obligations
and legal and political consequences that arise from the
controversial discoveries. Compelling and enlightening,
A Separate Creation is that rare book with the
ability to change our beliefs and change our view of our
essential nature.
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