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Animal DNA
Author_Rodney Loeppky
bioethics in genomics
biology
biotechnology regulation
capitalist
Capitalist Social Relations
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Coli K12
DNA Fragment
DNA Insert
Doe
Epidemic Pathogen
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Erwin Chargaff
genome
Genome Mapping
Genome Research
Genome Science
Human DNA
innovation systems theory
krimsky
labor in scientific research
molecular
Molecular Biology Community
Mouse DNA
National Academy
NIH Guideline
NIH Policy
Pathogenic DNA
political economy of biotechnology development
rdna
rDNA Research
relations
research
Result DNA Fragment
science policy analysis
sheldon
Sheldon Krimsky
social
Social Reproduction
SSC
Super Collider
Superconducting Super Collider
US science funding
Product details
- ISBN 9780415972314
- Weight: 476g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 26 Dec 2004
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This book deals with the rapid changes in contemporary molecular biology, particularly genome sciences, and the manner in which they can be understood through the lens of political economy. Specifically, the work investigates the case of the United States-led Genome Project (HGP), in order to show that even large-scale basic science is closely bound up in the progression of capitalist social relations. The work has, in part, been motivated by the lack of rigorous analysis of the HGP. Most the existing literature tends to present either a chronological review of events surrounding the HGP or describe it thematically. In contrast, this book contributes to a needed discussion concerning the 'why and how' of the HGP emergence. It elucidates the features within capitalist social relations which have simultaneously enable the HGP and ensure its amenability to systemic demands. The work's most compelling elements are both historical and analytical. Historically, it places the HGP within the context of wider political, economic and social issues. Related to this, it puts forward an analytical, explanatory understanding of the project's emergence, making it a valuable tool for both political economists, science & society theorists, and even bioethicists.
