The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon (Conversations in Medicine & Society) (Conversations in Medicine and Society) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon (Conversations in Medicine & Society) (Conversations in Medicine and Society) Book

The DNA Mystique suggests that the gene in popular culture draws on scientific ideas but is not constrained by the technical definition of the gene as a section of DNA that codes for a protein. In highlighting DNA as it appears in soap operas, comic books, advertising, and other expressions of mass culture, the authors propose that these domains provide critical insights into science itself.With a new introduction and conclusion, this new edition will continue to be an engaging, accessible, and provocative text for the sociology, anthropology, and bioethics classroom, as well as stimulating reading for those generally interested in science and culture.Dorothy Nelkin, University Professor at New York University, passed away in the spring of 2003. M. Susan Lindee is Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Read More

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  • 0472030043
  • 9780472030040
  • Dorothy Nelkin
  • 31 July 2004
  • The University of Michigan Press
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 312
  • illustrated edition
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