Tissue Culture in Science and Society The Public Life of a Biological Technique in Twentieth Century Britain

This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as 'tissue culture'. It shows how tissue culture was a regular public presence in twentieth-century Britain, and argues that history can contribute to current debates surrounding research on human and animal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Duncan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2011, 2011
Series:Science, Technology and Medicine in Modern History
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as 'tissue culture'. It shows how tissue culture was a regular public presence in twentieth-century Britain, and argues that history can contribute to current debates surrounding research on human and animal tissue
Physical Description:X, 183 p online resource
ISBN:9780230307513