Controversies in Science and Technology: v. 1 From Maize to Menopause 1

Vetenskap & teknik

Controversies in Science and Technology: v. 1 From Maize to Menopause

Daniel Lee Kleinman • Abby J Kinchy • Jo Handelsman

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272 sidor
2005

Written for general readers, teachers, journalists, and policymakers, this volume explores four controversial topics in science and technology, with commentaries from scientists and experts in such fields as sociology, religion, law, ethics, and politics: Antibiotics on the Farm and in Our Food; Genetically Modified Crops and Gene Flow: the science of genetic modification, genetic diversity, agricultural biotech and the environment, corporate patents and farmers' rights; Women, Hormone Replacement Theory, and Menopause: the history of hormone replacement therapy, the medicalization of menopause, clinical practice; Smallpox, Bioterrorism, and Public Health: historical and medical overview of smallpox, the Emergency Health Powers Act, the war on bioterrorism, public resistance vs. cooperation.

Författare: Daniel Lee Kleinman, Abby J Kinchy, Jo Handelsman
Format: Inbunden
ISBN: 9780299203900
Språk: Engelska
Antal sidor: 272
Utgivningsdatum: 2005-01-01
Förlag: University of Wisconsin Press