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Private Science: Biotechnology and the Rise of the Molecular Sciences (Chemical
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Private Science: Biotechnology and the Rise of the Molecular Sciences (Chemical Sciences in Society Series) Hard cover - 1998 - 1st Edition

by Thackray, Arnold (editor)

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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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  • Title Private Science: Biotechnology and the Rise of the Molecular Sciences (Chemical Sciences in Society Series)
  • Author Thackray, Arnold (editor)
  • Binding Hard Cover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Condition New
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
  • Date 1998
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 002729
  • ISBN 9780812234282 / 0812234286
  • Weight 1.48 lbs (0.67 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.25 x 6.12 x 0.96 in (23.50 x 15.54 x 2.44 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Biotechnology industries, Biotechnology - Social aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97031823
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.46

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