Biotech : the countercultural origins of an industry /

Chronicling the birth of the biotechnology industry, Biotech shows how a cultural and political revolution in the 1960s resulted in a new scientific order--the practical application of biological knowledge supported by private investors expecting profitable returns eclipsed basic research supported...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vettel, Eric James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2006.
Series:Politics and culture in modern America.
Subjects:
Biotechnology > History.
Biotechnology industries > History.
Biotechnologie > Histoire.
Bio-industries > Histoire.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
Biotechnology
Biotechnology industries
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The Setting, 1946
  • 2. Patronage and Policy
  • 3 The Promise and Peril of the BVL
  • 4. The Ascent of Pure Research
  • 5. Research Life!
  • 6. A Season of Policy Reform
  • 7. Crossing the Threshold
  • 8. Cetus: History's First Biotechnology Company
  • Conclusion: An End ...
  • Notes
  • Sources Consulted
  • Index.

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