Biotechnology and communication : the meta-technologies of information
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Sandra Braman
- ناشر : Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2004
- شابک / ISBN : 9781410610119
Description
Chapter 6 Biotechnology, Intellectual Property, and the Prospects for Scientific CommunicationPart IV: Information and Power; Chapter 7 Transborder Information, Local Resistance, and the Spiral of Silence: Biotechnology and Public Opinion in the United States; Chapter 8 Biotechnology, Democracy, and the Politics of Cloning; Chapter 9 Popular Representation and Postnormal Science: The Struggle Over Genetically Modified Foods; References; Author Index; Subject In
Examines the convergence of biotechnology and communication systems and explores how this convergence directly influences our understanding of the nature of communication. It covers: genetic information and "facticity"; social issues and implications; and the economic and legal issues raised by the production and ownership of information.
