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

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