Article ID: CBB001211940

Timescapes of Radioactive Tracers in Biochemistry and Ecology (2013)

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Creager, Angela N. H. (Author)


History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Volume: 35, no. 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 83-90


Publication Date: 2013
Edition Details: Part of a special section, “Historical and Biological Times: A Celebration of Identity,” a discussion of Hans-Jörg Rheinberger's life and work.
Language: English

This essay considers how employing radioisotopes as tracers enabled a new visualization of the timescapes of biological processes, from metabolic pathways to nutrient cycling in ecosystems. Radiolabels made visible the fluxes and flows of materials and energy in biological systems, time-bound processes that were represented spatially in maps or as sequences of chemical reactions. Examining the experimental practices behind such images shows the complexity of temporalities and physical spaces in radiotracer experiments.

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Authors & Contributors
Caianiello, Silvia
Etheridge, Kay
Fry, Michael
Gold, Barri J.
Grote, Mathias
Heumann, Ina
Journals
History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C: Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Archives of Natural History
British Journal for the History of Science
Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology
Publishers
University of California, Berkeley
Montana State University
University of California, San Diego
Concepts
Ecology
Visual representation; visual communication
Biochemistry
Systems biology
Radioactivity
Philosophy of science
People
Clements, Frederic Edward
Hayward, Roger
Hutchinson, George Evelyn
Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm von
Le Roy, Edouard
Linnaeus, Carolus
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
18th century
20th century, late
21st century
Places
Russia
United States
Europe
Germany
Sweden
Netherlands
Institutions
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty; Partial Test Ban Treaty; Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963)
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