Postgenomics: Perspectives on Biology After the Genome

Book Overview

Ten years after the Human Genome Project's completion the life sciences stand in a moment of uncertainty, transition, and contestation. The postgenomic era has seen rapid shifts in research methodology, funding, scientific labor, and disciplinary structures. Postgenomics is transforming our understanding of disease and health, our environment, and the categories of race, class, and gender. At the same time, the gene retains its centrality and power...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822358948
• ISBN13: 9780822358947
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"