The DNA mystique the gene as a cultural icon (conversations in medicine and society).

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...

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Main Authors:	Nelkin, Dorothy, Lindee, M. Susan
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 01.02.2010 University of Michigan
Edition:	1
Series:	Conversations in medicine and society
Subjects:	Biology DNA DNA - Social aspects Genes Genes > Social aspects Genetics Genetics > Social aspects Genetics in mass media Health Sciences HISTORY Language & Literature Life Sciences LITERARY CRITICISM MEDICAL Popular Culture SCIENCE Social aspects SOCIAL SCIENCE Sociology
ISBN:	0472030043, 9780472025077, 9780472030040, 0472025074
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