Plants, Patients, and the Historian (Re)membering in the Age of Genetic Engineering |
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| Author:
| Palladino, Paolo |
| Series title: | Encounters: Cultural Histories Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-3238-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2003 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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Plants, Patients, and the Historian examines the relationship between the act of historical recollection and the coming "age of genetic engineering." Paolo Palladino provides a history of genetics in Britain from its inception as an agricultural science in the early years of the twentieth century to its contemporary biomedical applications.
Plants, Patients, and the Historian examines the relationship between the act of historical recollection and the coming "age of genetic engineering." Paolo Palladino provides a history of genetics in Britain from its inception as an agricultural science in the early years of the twentieth century to its contemporary biomedical applications.