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Genre/Form: | History |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Lily E Kay |
ISBN: | 0804733848 9780804733847 0804734178 9780804734172 |
OCLC Number: | 41967065 |
Description: | xix, 441 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | 1. The genetic code: imaginaries and practices -- 2. Spaces of specificity: the discourse of molecular biology before the Age of Information -- 3. Production of discourse: cybernetics, information, life -- 4. Scriptural technologies: genetic codes in the 1950s -- 5. The Pasteur connection: Cybernétique enzymatique, gène informateur, and messenger RNA -- 6. Matter of information: writing genetic codes in the 1960s -- 7. In the beginning was the wor(l)d? |
Series Title: | Writing science. |
Responsibility: | Lily E. Kay. |
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"[Who Wrote the Book of Life] offers a convincing and historically rich analysis of the origins and ongoing negotiations involved in the production of the genetic code. . . . Kay is doing the work of mapping cultural shifts through tracing discursive circles of influence-not an easy task. The book has many strengths." -- <I>Canadian Journal of Communication</I> "Who Wrote the Book of Life? is, in general, carefully researched and technically accurate. It is a veritable treasure trove of quotations, citations and interesting information relating to its historical period." -- <I>American Scientist</I> "The entire book is fascinating and well written, unfolding more as a grand epic of the ways in which scientists work and think, rather than as a standard philosophical or historical treatise. The book is also an invaluable resource due to its exhaustive notes and reference sections. Highly recommended for all interested readers, undergraduates and up." -- <I>Choice</I> Read more...


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