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The DNA Mystique The Gene as a Cultural Icon

Paperback • 2004 • English • 1. edition

The DNA Mystique The Gene as a Cultural Icon

By Dorothy Nelkin, M. Susan Lindee

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The DNA Mystique suggests that the gene in popular culture draws on scientific ideas but is not constrained by the technical definition of the gene as a section of DNA that codes for a protein. In highlighting DNA as it appears in soap operas, comic books, advertising, and other expressions of mass culture, the authors propose that these domains provide critical insights into science itself. With a new introduction and conclusion, this edition will continue to be an engaging, accessible, and ...Show more

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ISBN

9780472030040

Publisher

University of Michigan Press

Published year

2004

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The DNA Mystique The Gene as a Cultural Icon

Format

Paperback

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