Evolution Made to Order
University of Chicago Press (Verlag)
978-0-226-79086-2 (ISBN)
In Evolution Made to Order, Helen Anne Curry traces the history of America’s pursuit of tools that could intervene in evolution. An immersive journey through the scientific and social worlds of midcentury genetics and plant breeding and a compelling exploration of American cultures of innovation, Evolution Made to Order provides vital historical context for current worldwide ethical and policy debates over genetic engineering.
Helen Anne Curry is the Peter Lipton Lecturer in History of Modern Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge.
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1 Evolution by X-ray: The Industrialization of Biological Innovation
1 Mutation Theories
2 An Unsolved Problem
3 Speeding Up Evolution
4 X-rays in the Lab and Field
5 Industrial Evolution
Part 2 Tinkering with Chromosomes: Colchicine in the Lab and Garden
6 Artificial Tetraploidy
7 Evolution to Order
8 Better Evolution through Chemistry
9 Tinkering Technologists
10 The Flower Manufacturers
Part 3 Atoms for Agriculture: Evolution in a Large Technological System
11 Radiation Revisited
12 Mutation Politics
13 An Atomic-Age Experiment Station
14 Atomic Gardens
15 The Peaceful Atom in Global Agriculture
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 07.07.2021 |
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Zusatzinfo | 29 halftones |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 399 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik |
ISBN-10 | 0-226-79086-X / 022679086X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-226-79086-2 / 9780226790862 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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