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Controversies in science and technology : from maize to menopause / edited by Daniel Lee Kleinman, Abby J. Kinchy, and Jo Handelsman.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Science and technology in society.
- Science and technology in society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetic engineering--Popular works.
- Genetic engineering.
- Antibiotics in agriculture--Popular works.
- Antibiotics in agriculture.
- Menopause--Hormone therapy--Popular works.
- Menopause.
- Bioterrorism--Popular works.
- Bioterrorism.
- Science--Social aspects.
- Science.
- Technology--Social aspects.
- Technology.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 341 p. : ill.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Written for general readers, teachers, journalists, and policymakers, this volume explores four controversial topics in science and technology, with commentaries from experts in such fields as sociology, religion, law, ethics, and politics: * Antibiotics and Resistance: the science, the policy debates, and perspectives from a microbiologist, a veterinarian, and an M.D.* Genetically Modified Maize and Gene Flow: the science of genetic modification, protecting genetic diversity, agricultural biotech vesus the environment, corporate patents versus farmers' rights* Hormone Replacement Theory and Menopause: overview of the Women's Health Initiative, history of hormone replacement therapy, the medicalization of menopause, hormone replacement therapy and clinical trials* Smallpox: historical and medical overview of smallpox, government policies for public health, the Emergency Health Powers Act, public resistance vs. cooperation.
- Contents:
- Antibiotics on the farm & in our food : the matter of antibiotic resistance & livestock
- Genetically modified crops and gene flow
- Women, hormone replacement therapy, and menopause
- Smallpox, bioterrorism, and public health.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612269622
- 9781282269620
- 1282269623
- 9780299203931
- 029920393X
- OCLC:
- 816321713
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