Cover Image

Tissue Culture in Science and Society : The Public Life of a Biological Technique in Twentieth Century Britain /

This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as 'tissue culture'. It shows how tissue culture was a regular public presence in twentieth-century Britain, and argues that history can contribute to current debates surrounding research on human and animal...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilson, Duncan (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:Science, technology, and medicine in modern history.
Subjects:
History.
Cultural History.
History of Britain and Ireland.
History of Medicine.
History of Science.
Popular Science, general.
Social History.
Civilization > History.
Medicine > History.
Popular works.
Social history.
Great Britain > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book charts the social and cultural history of the scientific technique known as 'tissue culture'. It shows how tissue culture was a regular public presence in twentieth-century Britain, and argues that history can contribute to current debates surrounding research on human and animal tissue.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (X, 183 pages)
ISBN:9780230307513
DOI:10.1057/9780230307513