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Here is the first historical and sociological account of the formation of an interdisciplinary science known as genetic toxicology, and of the scientists’ social movement that created it.
After research geneticists discovered that synthetic chemicals were capable of changing the genetic structure of living organisms, scientists began to explore how these chemicals affected gene structure and function. In the late 1960s, a small group of biologists became concerned that chemical mutagens represented a serious and possibly global environmental threat.
Genetic toxicology is nurtured as much by public culture as by professional practices, reflecting the interplay of genetics research and environmental politics. Drawing on a wealth of resources, Scott Frickel examines the creation of this field through the lens of social movement theory. He reveals how a committed group of scientist-activists transformed chemical mutagens into environmental problems, mobilized existing research networks, recruited scientists and politicians, secured financial resources, and developed new ways of acquiring knowledge. The result is a book that vividly illustrates how science and activism were interwoven to create a discipline that remains a defining feature of environmental health science.
About the Author
Scott Frickel is an assistant professor of sociology at Tulane University. Chemical Consequences is his first book.
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genetic toxicology movement, institutionalizing events, scientist activism, genetic toxicology research, hazards frame, environmental chemical mutagens, genetic emergency, ical mutagenesis, mutagenicity bioassays, environmental mutagenesis, mutagenesis research, mutagen specificity, genetic toxicologists, genetic hazards, mutation researchers, radiation mutagenesis, radiation genetics, science activism, promotional texts, environmental mutagens, mutation work, mutagenicity testing, mutagen societies, mutagenicity data, collective action frames Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Oak Ridge, Biology Division, United States, Alexander Hollaender, Chemical Risk, Marvin Legator, Silent Spring, James Neel, National Cancer Institute, Drug Research Board, Earth Day, Gary Flamm, James Crow, Joshua Lederberg, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Frits Sobels, Great Britain, Matthew Meselson, Sam Epstein, Atomic Energy Commission, Ernst Freese, Frederick de Serres, Genetics Study Section, Heinrich Malling, New York New!
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!