Making Pcr - A Story of Biotechnology

Informationen zum Autor Paul Rabinow (1944-2021) was a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. Klappentext "Making PCR" is the fascinating, behind-the-scenes account of the invention of one of the most significant biotech discoveries in our time--the polymerase chain reaction. The book contains interviews with the remarkable cast of characters who made PCR, including Kary Mullis, who received a Nobel Prize for "discovering" it, as well as the team of young scientists. 10 halftones, 10 line drawings. Zusammenfassung A behind-the-scenes account of the invention of the polymerase chain reaction! which transformed the practice and potential of molecular biology. This book explores the culture of biotechnology as it emerged at Cetus Corporation in the 1980s! looking at its scientific! social and economic elements.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Rabinow, Rabinow Paul
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.1997
• EAN: 9780226701479
• ISBN: 978-0-226-70147-9
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Chemical engineering; USA, SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Biotechnology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, History of Science, United States of America, USA, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989