Culturing Bioscience
Overview
Charting the rise and fall of an experimental biomedical facility at a North American university, Culturing Bioscience offers a fascinating glimpse into scientific culture and the social and political context in which that culture operates. Krautwurst nests the discussion of scientific culture within a series of levels from the lab to the global political economy. In the process he explores a number of topics, including: the social impact of technology; researchers' relationships with sophisticated equipment; what scientists actually do in a laboratory; what role science plays in the contemporary university; and the way bioscience interacts with local, regional, and global governments. The result is a rich case study that illustrates a host of contemporary issues in the social study of science.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781442604629
- ISBN-10: 144260462X
- Publisher: University of Toronto Press
- Publish Date: August 2014
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
- Page Count: 224
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