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The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon (Conversations in Medicine and Society)

By M. Susan Lindee , Dorothy Nelkin

Book information

Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Year
2004
ISBN
0472030043, 9780472030040
Open Library ID
OL7632458M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
37 MB (39224580 bytes)
Pages
312\314
Topic
Medicine
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

"The DNA Mystique is a wake-up call to all who would dismiss America's love affair with 'the gene' as a merely eccentric obsession."--In These Times"Nelkin and Lindee are to be warmly congratulated for opening up this intriguing field [of genetics in popular culture] to further study."--NatureThe DNA Mystique suggests that the gene in popular culture draws on scientific ideas but is not constrained by the technical definition of the gene as a section of DNA that codes for a protein. In highlighting DNA as it appears in soap operas, comic books, advertising, and other expressions of mass culture, the authors propose that these domains provide critical insights into science itself.With a new introduction and conclusion, this edition will continue to be an engaging, accessible, and provocative text for the sociology, anthropology, and bioethics classroom, as well as stimulating reading for those generally interested in science and culture.

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