Death of a rat : understandings and appreciations of science / William D. Stansfield.
Death of a rat : understandings and appreciations of science / William D. Stansfield.
Death of a rat : understandings and appreciations of science / William D. Stansfield.
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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2000.
Date
2000.
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N174.957/6
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English
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360 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. The Frankenstein Model -- Give Me Syphilis or Give Me Death -- William Beaumont and the Fistula -- Fetal-Cell Research -- Recombinant DNA -- Animal Rights -- Postscript -- 2. Teamwork -- The Double Helix -- 3. Dance Fever -- 4. Grand Illusions -- N Rays -- Confusion in a Jar -- 5. Strange Bedfell...
Instruments Don't Lie - Or Do They? -- Why Bother Gathering Data? -- Summary -- 12. What a Trip! -- Connections -- The Future.
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Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2000.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2000.
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"Geneticist and science historian William D. Stansfield presents a popular overview of the major ethical and philosophical issues confronting science today. From concern about the welfare of experimental animals to a consideration of the many kinds of impediments that slow the progress of science - religious, moral, political, and conceptual - each...
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Death of a rat : understandings and appreciations of science / William D. Stansfield.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-355).
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N174.957/6
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1573928143 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781573928144 (cloth : alk. paper)
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174.957
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991013279439702626
