Article ID: CBB000072019

The political cartography of the Human Genome Project (1996)

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Description “This paper investigates the U.K. Human Genome Mapping Project as a case of science policy in action. It is argued that the successful mobilization of support for the project depended on a proposal capable of satisfying a number of agendas within the worlds of science, administration, and government.”


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Authors & Contributors
Gil Viry
Brzović, Zdenka
Martynoga, Ben
Mark Wong
Rhodri Ivor Leng
James Lowe
Concepts
Human genetics
DNA; RNA
Genomics
Molecular biology
Social networks
ENCODE (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements)
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
Places
United States
Edinburgh
Institutions
Human Genome Project
National Institute of Health (U.S.)
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