LEADER 03684nam 22006134a 450 001 9910965442003321 005 20250701113729.0 010 $a0-8135-5565-5 010 $a0-8135-3708-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000031409 035 $a(OCoLC)70749006 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10075366 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000120395 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146451 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120395 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10080961 035 $a(PQKB)11074912 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3032114 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3032114 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10075366 035 $a(OCoLC)58678889 035 $a(BIP)77576000 035 $a(BIP)9007992 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000031409 100 $a20030905d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChemical consequences $eenvironmental mutagens, scientist activism, and the rise of genetic toxicology /$fScott Frickel 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (213 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8135-3412-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 157-191) and index. 327 $aIntro -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Situating Genetic Toxicology -- Chapter 2: Working on Mutations -- Chapter 3: Making Room for Environmental Mutagens -- Chapter 4: A Wave of Scientist Collective Action -- Chapter 5: Framing Scientist Activism -- Chapter 6: Organizing a Scientists' Movement -- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Environmental Knowledge Politics in Practice -- Appendix A: Scientists Interviewed -- Appendix B: Timeline of Institutionalizing Events in Environmental Mutagenesis/Genetic Toxicology, 1964-1976 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. 330 $aHere is the first historical and sociological account of the formation of an interdisciplinary science known as genetic toxicology, and of the scientists' social movement that created it. After research geneticists discovered that synthetic chemicals were capable of changing the genetic structure of living organisms, scientists began to explore how these chemicals affected gene structure and function. In the late 1960s, a small group of biologists became concerned that chemical mutagens represented a serious and possibly global environmental threat. Genetic toxicology is nurtured as much by public culture as by professional practices, reflecting the interplay of genetics research and environmental politics. Drawing on a wealth of resources, Scott Frickel examines the creation of this field through the lens of social movement theory. He reveals how a committed group of scientist-activists transformed chemical mutagens into environmental problems, mobilized existing research networks, recruited scientists and politicians, secured financial resources, and developed new ways of acquiring knowledge. The result is a book that vividly illustrates how science and activism were interwoven to create a discipline that remains a defining feature of environmental health science. 606 $aGenetic toxicology 606 $aChemical mutagenesis 606 $aMutagens 615 0$aGenetic toxicology. 615 0$aChemical mutagenesis. 615 0$aMutagens. 676 $a616/.042 700 $aFrickel$b Scott$f1965-$01830204 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910965442003321 996 $aChemical consequences$94400489 997 $aUNINA