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Private Science: Biotechnology and the Rise of the Molecular Sciences (Chemical Sciences in Society Series)
by Thackray, Arnold (editor)
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- as new
- Hardcover
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0812234286
- ISBN 13
- 9780812234282
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1998. Hard Cover. As New/As New. This book is a collection of essays that examine the political and economic operations of the biotechnology industry, focusing on the relationships among corporations, universities, and national governments involved in biotechnological research; it places these operations in historical context, tracing the history of both the institutional frameworks within which they developed and the ideas, attitudes, and language which shaped their development (green textured cloth with white lettering; green & black dust jacket; a bright, clean, tight copy)
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- Bookseller
- House of Our Own Books (US)
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- Title
- Private Science: Biotechnology and the Rise of the Molecular Sciences (Chemical Sciences in Society Series)
- Author
- Thackray, Arnold (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0812234286
- ISBN 13
- 9780812234282
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- BIOTECHNOLOGY MOLECULES SCIENCE MOLECULAR PHYSICS
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