1st Edition
Encoding Capital The Political Economy of the Human Genome Project
By Rodney Loeppky
Copyright 2005
256 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book deals with the rapid changes in contemporary molecular biology, particularly genome sciences, and the manner in which they can be understood through the lens of political economy. Specifically, the work investigates the case of the United States-led Genome Project (HGP), in order to show that even large-scale basic science is closely bound up in the progression of capitalist social... Read more
Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two Contextualizing and Understanding Human Genome Sciences Chapter Three Understanding Science and Technology: A Political Economy Framework Chapter Four U.S. Capital, Innovation and the HGP Chapter Five The State, the HGP and Capitalist Development Chapter Six Science and Labor: Norms, Discipline and the HGP Chapter Seven Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Rodney Loeppky
