From Pneumonia to DNA: The Research Career of Oswald T. Avery

From Pneumonia to DNA: The Research Career of Oswald T. Avery

Contributor(s):
Historical Studies in the Physical and Biological Sciences
Amsterdamska, Olga, 1953-
Publication:
University of California Press, 1993
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Bacterial Typing Techniques
DNA, Bacterial
Research
Transformation, Bacterial
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
In this article, Amsterdamska uses Avery and his research on bacterial transformation as a case study to assess how different evidential contexts, institutional practices, and ideologies impact the scope and nature of scientific research.
Copyright:
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Extent:
40 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584575X387 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
CCAAPS
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584575X387
Archival Collection:
The Oswald T. Avery Collection (Profiles in Science)