Molecular Biology in Narrative Form - A Study of the Experimental Trajectory of Science

Molecular Biology in Narrative Form is a groundbreaking, interdisciplinary study that shows a connection between molecular biology and French narrative theory, and, from a unique perspective, bridges the gap between two disciplines that seem mutually exclusive. With many new insights on the link between science (in the form of DNA, a set of codes) and literature (in the form of language, another set of codes), this book looks at modern experimental science within the framework of semiotics. Priya Venkatesan reveals the extraordinary parallel between the work of scientists and the work of narratologists who develop narrative paradigms and analyze literary texts. Molecular Biology in Narrative Form will be a useful resource for scientists and literary theorists interested in the epistemological workings of science, as well as, anyone that desires to explore the linkages between scientific theory and literary analysis.

Product details

• Authors: Priya Venkatesan Hays, Priya Venkatesan Hays
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.10.2006
• EAN: 9780820486994
• ISBN: 978-0-8204-8699-4
• No. of pages: 178
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 14 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 390 g
• Series: Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies