Making PCR: A Story of Biotechnology
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Making PCR: A Story of Biotechnology is an influential ethnographic and historical study by anthropologist Paul Rabinow that examines the development of the polymerase chain reaction technique and its broader implications for biotechnology and scientific practice.
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| instanceOf |
book
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ethnographic study ⓘ historical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
anthropology
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history of science ⓘ |
| author | Paul Rabinow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
invention of PCR
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organizational culture of biotech firms ⓘ patenting of PCR ⓘ |
| documents |
emergence of PCR as a standard technique
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interplay of science, business, and law in biotechnology ⓘ |
| examines |
Cetus Corporation
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commercialization of molecular biology ⓘ ethical dimensions of biotechnology ⓘ social context of scientific discovery ⓘ |
| field |
cultural anthropology
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science and technology studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biotechnology industry
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development of PCR technique ⓘ intellectual property in biotechnology ⓘ laboratory life ⓘ relations between academia and industry ⓘ scientific innovation ⓘ |
| genre |
anthropology of science
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history of science ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
biotechnology policy debates
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history of molecular biology scholarship ⓘ studies of laboratory ethnography ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
anthropologists of science
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historians of science ⓘ scholars of science and technology studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
biotechnology
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polymerase chain reaction ⓘ scientific practice ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Chicago Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | late 20th century ⓘ |
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