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* Read # Genetic Alchemy: The Social History of the Recombinant DNA Controversy by Sheldon Krimsky ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Genetic Alchemy: The Social History of the Recombinant DNA Controversy Genetic Alchemy summarizes and clarifies the background of policy and ethical issues, the debates engendered by uncertain risks to researchers and the population at large, and the roles played by scientists involved in one of the most prominent and controversial new technologies, gene splicing. The author, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy at Tufts University, brings to the topic his experience on the Cambridge Review Board as it considered the siting of a recombinant DNA res
| Title | : | Genetic Alchemy: The Social History of the Recombinant DNA Controversy |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (767 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262610388 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-08-20 |
| Language | : | English |
An excellent account of an important chapter in the regulation of science Joseph Morris Krimsky tells the story of the regulation of recombinant DNA in the years 1972 or so through 1982, when this book was written. It is a quick read, written in a journalistic style: much of the storytelling is done via quotes from key participants in the events.Biological regulation was different in this era: the biogists were just realizing that they had enough potential to create dangerous organisms with recombinant DNA, particuarly strains of E. coli (the most commonnly engineered bacterium, and a resident of the human gu
Genetic Alchemy summarizes and clarifies the background of policy and ethical issues, the debates engendered by uncertain risks to researchers and the population at large, and the roles played by scientists involved in one of the most prominent and controversial new technologies, gene splicing. The author, Assistant Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy at Tufts University, brings to the topic his experience on the Cambridge Review Board as it considered the siting of a recombinant DNA research facility, and on the NIH's Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee.
It should also be required reading for anyone concerned about the place of science in our lives." -"Science Books and Films"" Krimsky is an excellent social historian One of the unique attributes of the Krimsky approach is his application of the principles of formal logic to many of the public speeches, letters, testimonies, etc. issued by participants in the course of the controversy He provides a reasoned analysis of such issues in order to enable the reader to understand them better and to make up his or her own mind about the best way to base public policy on them." - "Contemporary Sociology"& quot; This book should have a central place on reading lists fo
He is the author of Simulating Science and Transforming Nature.. Michael E. Gorman is Professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Virginia
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