Article ID: CBB837191937

Of Some Paradoxes in the Historiography of Molecular Biology (2022)

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Chadarevian, Soraya de (Author)


Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
Volume: 45
Issue: 3
Pages: 462-467


Publication Date: 2022
Edition Details: Issue theme: Embracing Ambivalence and Change
Language: English

Just when molecular biology is arguably delivering on some of its long-promised medical applications—think mRNA vaccines, monoclonal antibody drugs, PCR testing, and gene therapies—the history of molecular biology has lost much of its shine. What not too long ago seemed like a burgeoning field of research with endless possibilities, is now often reduced to the “central dogma” that saw its apotheosis in the effort to sequence the human genome but has since unraveled. The essay will discuss several possible answers to this apparent paradox.

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Article Lara Keuck; Kärin Nickelsen (2022) Introduction: Embracing Ambivalence and Change. Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte (pp. 291-300). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Schwerin, Alexander von
Elizabeth A. Musgrove
Yoichiro, Murakami
Fabrizio Rufo
Kato, Shigeo
Dietmar Steverding
Concepts
Molecular biology
History of science, as a discipline
Genetics
Biology
Epigenetics
DNA; RNA
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
19th century
18th century
Places
Japan
Australia
Asia
Institutions
Max-Planck-Institut für Wissenschaftsgeschichte, Berlin
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