Molecularizing Biology and Medicine

New Practices and Alliances, 1920s to 1970s

Harmke Kamminga author Soraya de Chadarevian author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:5th May '98

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The contributors present a coherent set of case studies of practices, technologies and strategies aimed at the isolation, investigation, manipulation, production, and uses of molecules including vitamins, hormones, blood products, antibiotics, and vaccines. These case studies examine how processes of molecularization were set in motion in the inter-war period, how they were used as a resource in the biomedical 'mobilization' of World War II, and how new alliances and strategies created as part of the war effort played a central role in the reorganisation of biomedicine in the post-war period.

ISBN: 9789057022937

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 580g

322 pages