The recombinant DNA controversy : a memoir science, politics, and the public interest 1974-1981
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The recombinant DNA controversy : a memoir science, politics, and the public interest 1974-1981
ASM Press, 2001
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The story of the controversy over recombinant DNA and its revolutionary impact on modern science. * Provides a unique perspective on the recombinant DNA debate in the United States. * Describes the actions which NIH and the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, under the careful watch of the scientific community, the government, and skeptical members of the public, undertook to win society's acceptance of this new technology while keeping science moving cautiously forward.
This title is published by the American Society for Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
Table of Contents
1. Asilomar: the End of the Beginning (1975) 2. A Federal Case (1975) 3. The Gathering Storm (1975) 4. Extending the Seed of Power to the Public (1976) 5. Recombinant Ramblings (1976-77) 6. The Environmental Impact Statement and the Polyoma Experiment (1976-77) 7. Acts of Congress (1977) 8. Returning to the Witness Table: the Remainder of the 95th Congress (1977-78) 9. The Revising of the Guidelines (1976-78) 10. A Major Action (1978-79) 11. Winding Down (1979-81) 12. Moral 13. Epilogue
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