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Machine to Make a Future : Biotech Chronicles.

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 b...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rabinow, Paul
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Overture: A MACHINE TO MAKE A FUTURE; Chapter One: ENDING AND BEGINNING; Chapter Two: THE STATE OF THINGS AT CELERA DIAGNOSTICS, EXPLAINED TO INVESTORS AND TO ANTHROPOLOGISTS; Chapter Three: THE MACHINERY AND ITS STEWARDS; Chapter Four: ETHICAL AND SOCIAL CONSULTANCY; Chapter Five: CONFIDENCE AND TRUST; Chapter Six: MODELS ORIENT, TECHNOLOGIES PERFORM, SAMPLES SPEAK (OR VICE VERSA); Chapter Seven: SUMMER 2003; Afterword; Illustrations; Appendix: A CORPORATE HISTORY; Notes; Glossary.