The Resource Making genes, making waves : a social activist in science, Jon Beckwith
Making genes, making waves : a social activist in science, Jon Beckwith
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The item Making genes, making waves : a social activist in science, Jon Beckwith represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues succeeded in isolating a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this startling achievement at a press conference, Beckwith took the opportunity to issue a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. Jon Beckwith's book, the story of a scientific life on the front line, traces one remarkable man's dual commitment to scientific research and social responsibility over the course of a career spanning most of the postwar history of genetics and molecular biology. A thoroughly engrossing memoir that recounts Beckwith's halting steps toward scientific triumphs--among them, the discovery of the genetic element that turns genes on--as well as his emergence as a world-class political activist, Making Genes, Making Waves is also a compelling history of the major controversies in genetics over the last thirty years. Presenting the science in easily understandable terms, Beckwith describes the dramatic changes that transformed biology between the late 1950s and our day, the growth of the radical science movement in the 1970s, and the personalities involved throughout. He brings to light the differing styles of scientists as well as the different ways in which science is presented within the scientific community and to the public at large. Ranging from the travails of Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb to the Human Genome Project and recent "Science Wars," Beckwith's book provides a sweeping view of science and its social context in the latter half of the twentieth century
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (242 pages)
- Contents
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- 1. The Quail Farmer and the Scientist
- 2. Becoming a Scientist
- 3. Becoming an Activist
- 4. On Which Side Are the Angels?
- 5. The Tarantella of the Living
- 6. Does Science Take a Back Seat to Politics?
- 7. Their Own Atomic History
- 8. The Myth of the Criminal Chromosome
- 9. It's the Devil in Your DNA
- 10. I'm Not Very Scary Anymore
- 11. Story-Telling in Science
- 12. Geneticists and the Two Cultures
- 13. The Scientist and the Quail Farmer
- Isbn
- 9780674020672
- Label
- Making genes, making waves : a social activist in science
- Title
- Making genes, making waves
- Title remainder
- a social activist in science
- Statement of responsibility
- Jon Beckwith
- Subject
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology
- Beckwith, Jonathan R
- Beckwith, Jonathan R
- Biographies
- Biography
- Biography
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Genetica
- Geneticists
- Geneticists -- United States -- Biography
- Genetics
- Personal Narrative
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Politics
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences | Genetics & Genomics
- Science -- Social aspects
- Science -- Social aspects
- United States
- United States
- Political activists
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1969, Jon Beckwith and his colleagues succeeded in isolating a gene from the chromosome of a living organism. Announcing this startling achievement at a press conference, Beckwith took the opportunity to issue a public warning about the dangers of genetic engineering. Jon Beckwith's book, the story of a scientific life on the front line, traces one remarkable man's dual commitment to scientific research and social responsibility over the course of a career spanning most of the postwar history of genetics and molecular biology. A thoroughly engrossing memoir that recounts Beckwith's halting steps toward scientific triumphs--among them, the discovery of the genetic element that turns genes on--as well as his emergence as a world-class political activist, Making Genes, Making Waves is also a compelling history of the major controversies in genetics over the last thirty years. Presenting the science in easily understandable terms, Beckwith describes the dramatic changes that transformed biology between the late 1950s and our day, the growth of the radical science movement in the 1970s, and the personalities involved throughout. He brings to light the differing styles of scientists as well as the different ways in which science is presented within the scientific community and to the public at large. Ranging from the travails of Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb to the Human Genome Project and recent "Science Wars," Beckwith's book provides a sweeping view of science and its social context in the latter half of the twentieth century
- Biography type
- autobiography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Beckwith, Jonathan R
- Dewey number
- 576.5/092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- English
- LC call number
- QH429.2.B38
- LC item number
- A3 2002eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- NLM call number
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- 2002 M-319
- WZ 100
- NLM item number
- B3965m 2002
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Beckwith, Jonathan R
- Geneticists
- Political activists
- Science
- Beckwith, Jonathan R
- Genetics
- Politics
- United States
- Beckwith, Jonathan R
- SCIENCE
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- Geneticists
- Political activists
- Science
- United States
- Genetica
- Label
- Making genes, making waves : a social activist in science, Jon Beckwith
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The Quail Farmer and the Scientist -- 2. Becoming a Scientist -- 3. Becoming an Activist -- 4. On Which Side Are the Angels? -- 5. The Tarantella of the Living -- 6. Does Science Take a Back Seat to Politics? -- 7. Their Own Atomic History -- 8. The Myth of the Criminal Chromosome -- 9. It's the Devil in Your DNA -- 10. I'm Not Very Scary Anymore -- 11. Story-Telling in Science -- 12. Geneticists and the Two Cultures -- 13. The Scientist and the Quail Farmer
- Control code
- 449885879
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (242 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674020672
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)449885879
- Label
- Making genes, making waves : a social activist in science, Jon Beckwith
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The Quail Farmer and the Scientist -- 2. Becoming a Scientist -- 3. Becoming an Activist -- 4. On Which Side Are the Angels? -- 5. The Tarantella of the Living -- 6. Does Science Take a Back Seat to Politics? -- 7. Their Own Atomic History -- 8. The Myth of the Criminal Chromosome -- 9. It's the Devil in Your DNA -- 10. I'm Not Very Scary Anymore -- 11. Story-Telling in Science -- 12. Geneticists and the Two Cultures -- 13. The Scientist and the Quail Farmer
- Control code
- 449885879
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (242 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780674020672
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)449885879
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology
- Beckwith, Jonathan R
- Beckwith, Jonathan R
- Biographies
- Biography
- Biography
- Electronic book
- Electronic books
- Genetica
- Geneticists
- Geneticists -- United States -- Biography
- Genetics
- Personal Narrative
- Political activists -- United States -- Biography
- Politics
- SCIENCE -- Life Sciences | Genetics & Genomics
- Science -- Social aspects
- Science -- Social aspects
- United States
- United States
- Political activists
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