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Making PCR: A Story of Biotechnology Book

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.Read More

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    When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1980 that new life forms could be patented, biology escaped the confines of academia; biotechnology companies have been multiplying like hothouse organisms ever since. The conjunction of scientific research and corporate profits has created much angst, not least among working scientists. Paul Rabinow, an anthropologist, decided to research not some Pacific island tribe but this new breed of scientists in their natural habitat--a hot new biotechnology company. He chose Cetus, a company that developed a procedure called the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, a method for replicating large amounts of DNA from tiny samples. His account of the benefits of the commercial approach to research, and of the conflicts over prestige and money, is well-balanced and original.

  • Product Description

    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.

  • 0226701476
  • 9780226701479
  • P Rabinow
  • 6 November 1997
  • Chicago University Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 198
  • New edition
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