The global genome : biotechnology, politics, and culture /

"In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Genome, Eugene Thacker asks us to consider the relationship of these three entities and argues that...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thacker, Eugene
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2005.
Series:Leonardo (Series) (Cambridge, Mass.)
Subjects:
Biotechnology industries.
Bioinformatics.
Globalization.
Genomics.
Philosophy.
Biotechnology
Computational Biology
Genomics
Philosophy
Bio-industries.
Bio-informatique.
Mondialisation.
Biotechnologie.
Génomique.
Philosophie.
globalism.
bioengineering.
philosophy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
War
Violence
Terrorism
Technology
Sociology
Social sciences
Social problems
Science
Research
Regenerative medicine
Politics, Practical
Physical sciences
Medical personnel
Life sciences
Humanities
Criminology
Crime
Bioterrorism
Biology
Biological warfare
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology industries
Globalization
Bio-informatica.
Internationalisatie.
DNA.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The global genome
  • Bioinformatic bodies and the problem of "life itself"
  • A political economy of the genomic body
  • Biocolonialism, genomics, and the databasing of the population
  • The incorporate bodies of recombinant capital
  • Bioinfowar : biologically enhancing national security
  • The thickness of tissue engineering
  • Regenerative medicine : we can grow it for you wholesale
  • Tactical media and bioart
  • Appendix A : Biotechnology fields and areas of application
  • Appendix B : Techniques and technologies in biotechnology research
  • Appendix C : A brief chronology of bioinformatics
  • Appendix D : Biotechnology and popular culture, or, Mutants, replicants, and zombies.

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