A Machine to Make a Future: Biotech Chronicles - Rilegato

Rabinow, Paul; Dan-Cohen, Talia

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ISBN 10: 0691120501 ISBN 13: 9780691120508

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2004

Riassunto

A Machine to Make a Future represents a remarkably original look at the present and possible future of biotechnology research in the wake of the mapping of the human genome. The central tenet of Celera Diagnostics--the California biotech company whose formative work during 2003 is the focus of the book--is that the emergent knowledge about the genome, with its profound implications for human health, can now be turned into...

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"The strength of Rabinow's approach is that we hear the voices of scientists at work. Not only do they describe the science itself, but they also provide their perception of its importance. Rabinow is a skillful interviewer who elicits motivation from his subjects. We are given a rare glimpse into the professional lives of the participants and the energy that drives their scientific and personal decisions."--William A. Haseltine, Science

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L'autore

Paul Rabinow is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. His many books include French DNA, Making PCR, and Anthropos Today (Princeton). Talia Dan-Cohen received a B.A. in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0691120501
• ISBN 13: 9780691120508
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 199