Refiguring Life
Metaphors of Twentieth-Century Biology
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Published:27th Sep '96
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Clarifying the puzzling confusions and the astounding productivity inherent in the adoption of the metaphor of information in modern genetics, Keller has written a beautifully argued and incisive book. Refiguring Life makes a solid contribution to the growing collective project of the cultural and historical studies of science and technology. -- Donna J. Haraway, author of Modest Witness: Feminism and Technoscience
This text continues the author's study of how "scientific technique is both contributor to and product of discourse". It focuses on gender, and in particular, analyzes how the metaphors of information and communication technology affect biological research, especially in the field of genetics.-- Utne Reader
The focus of these three essays is the role of language and technology in the progress of genetic science. Drawing on a broad spectrum of theoretical work, Keller shows how scientists often operate from preconceived notions in seeking evidence; how it may be possible to reconcile the stability of genetic memory with the seemingly contrary law of increasing entropy; and why terminology introduced by the computer revolution influences recent discoveries in genetic research. Science News
ISBN: 9780231102056
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160 pages