9780195111439 - the Molecular Vision of Life: Caltech, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Rise of the New Biology (monographs on the History and Philosophy of Biology) by Kay, Lily E. (28 results)
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Paperback. Condition: New. Molecular biology as a distinct scientific discipline had its origins in chemistry and physical biochemistry, gradually emerging in the period between 1930 and the elucidation of DNA in the mid 1950s. Today this field has risen to a dominant position, and with its focus on deciphering genetic structure…, it has endowed scientists with unprecedented power over life. In this fascinating study, however, Lily Kay argues that molecular biology did not "evolve" in a random fashion but, rather, was the result of systematic efforts by key scientists and their supporting foundations to direct the development of biological research toward a preconceived vision of science and society. The author traces and analyses the conceptual roots of molecular biology and the social matrix in which it was developed, focusing on the role of leading researchers headquartered at Caltech, and on the Rockefeller Foundation's sponsorship of the new science. The study thus explores a number of vital, sometimes controversial topics, among them the role of private power centres in shaping the scientific agenda, the political aspects of "pure" research, and how genetic engineering was envisioned by some as a potential tool for social intervention. This book will be of special interest to all molecular biologists, as well as historians and sociologists of science. However the story told has broad significance, and it is written in an accessible, nontechnical manner, fully understandable to general readers.
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Condition: New. This text argues that molecular biology did not "evolve" in a random fashion but was an expression of systematic efforts by scientists and the foundations they relied upon for financial support to direct the development of biological research toward a shared vision of science and society. Series: Monographs on th…e History and Philosophy of Biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486. . 1997. Illustrated. paperback. . . . .
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Condition: New. This text argues that molecular biology did not "evolve" in a random fashion but was an expression of systematic efforts by scientists and the foundations they relied upon for financial support to direct the development of biological research toward a shared vision of science and society. Series: Monographs on th…e History and Philosophy of Biology. Num Pages: 320 pages, 31 halftones, bibliography. BIC Classification: PBX; PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 486. . 1997. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Molecular biology as a distinct scientific discipline had its origins in chemistry and physical biochemistry, gradually emerging in the period between 1930 and the elucidation of DNA in the mid 1950s. Today this field has risen to a dominant position, and with its focus on deciphering genetic structure…, it has endowed scientists with unprecedented power over life. In this fascinating study, however, Lily Kay argues that molecular biology did not "evolve" in a random fashion but, rather, was the result of systematic efforts by key scientists and their supporting foundations to direct the development of biological research toward a preconceived vision of science and society. The author traces and analyses the conceptual roots of molecular biology and the social matrix in which it was developed, focusing on the role of leading researchers headquartered at Caltech, and on the Rockefeller Foundation's sponsorship of the new science. The study thus explores a number of vital, sometimes controversial topics, among them the role of private power centres in shaping the scientific agenda, the political aspects of "pure" research, and how genetic engineering was envisioned by some as a potential tool for social intervention. This book will be of special interest to all molecular biologists, as well as historians and sociologists of science. However the story told has broad significance, and it is written in an accessible, nontechnical manner, fully understandable to general readers.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This fascinating study examines the rise of American molecular biology to disciplinary dominance, focusing on the period between 1930 and the elucidation of DNA structure in the mid 1950s. Research undertaken during this period, with its focus on genetic structure and function, endowed scien…tists with then unprecedented power over life. By viewing the new biology as both a scientific and cultural enterprise, Lily E. Kay shows that the growth of molecular biologywas a result of systematic efforts by key scientists and their sponsors to direct the development of biological research toward a shared vision of science and society. She analyzes the motivations andmechanisms empowering this vision by focusing on two key institutions: Caltech and its sponsor, the Rockefeller Foundation. Her study explores a number of vital, sometimes controversial topics, among them the role of private power centers in shaping scientific agenda, and the political dimensions of "pure" research. It also advances a sobering argument: the cognitive and social groundwork for genetic engineering and human genome projects was laid by the American architects of molecularbiology during these early decades of the project. This book will be of interest to molecular biologists, historians, sociologists, and the general reader alike. Lily Kay argues that molecular biology did not "evolve" in a random fashion between 1030 and the 1950s, but, rather, was an expression of systematic efforts by scientists and the foundations they relied upon for financial support to direct the development of biological research toward a shared vision of science and society. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. The Molecular Vision of Life | Caltech, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Rise of the New Biology | Lily E. Kay | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 1997 | Oxford University Press | EAN 9780195111439 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld,… gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.
