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Kay Lily E |
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The molecular vision of life [[electronic resource] ] : Caltech, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the rise of the new biology / / Lily E. Kay |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-770165-5 |
1-280-53332-3 |
9786610533329 |
0-19-536331-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (315 p.) |
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Collana |
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Monographs on the history and philosophy of biology |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Molecular biology - History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction; 1. ""Social Control"": Rockefeller Foundation's Agenda in the Human Sciences, 1913-1933; 2. Technological Frontier: Southern California and the Emergence of Life Science at Caltech; 3. Visions and Realities: The Biology Division in the Morgan Era; Interlude I. Protein Paradigm; 4. From Flies to Molecules: Physiological Genetics During Morgan Era; 5. Convergence of Goals: From Physical Chemistry to Bio-Organic Chemistry, 1930-1940; 6. Spoils of War: Immunochemistry and Serological Genetics, 1940-1945; 7. Microorganisms and Macromanagement: Beadle's Return to Caltech |
Interlude II. At a Crossroads: Shaping of Postwar Science8. Molecular Empire (1946-1953); Epilogue Paradigm Lost? From Nucleoproteins to DNA; Conclusion; Key to Archival Sources; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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1. ""Social Control:"" the Rockefeller Foundation's Agenda in the Human Sciences, 1913-1933. 2. The Technological Frontier: Southern California and the Emergence of Life Science at Caltech. 3. Visions and Realities: The Biology Division in the Morgan Era. Interlude 1 -- The Protein Paradigm. 4. From Flies to Molecules: Physiological Genetics in the Morgan Era. 5. A Convergence of Goals: From Physical Chemistry to Bio-Organic Chemistry. 6. The Spoils of War: Immunochemistry and Serological Genetics, 1940-1945. 7. Microorganisms and |
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