Recent science and its exploration: the case of molecular biology

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-12

  Rheinberger, Hans Jörg ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE HISTORY OF SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Disciplinary history; Gene technology; History of the actors; Molecular biology; Time perspectives

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HISTORY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HISTORIOGRAPHY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 61349091626     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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