The Manchester College

Epigenetics in the age of Twitter : pop culture and modern science /

Weissmann, Gerald

Epigenetics in the age of Twitter : pop culture and modern science / Gerald Weissmann. - 1st ed - New York, New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2012. - 1 online resource (256 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pop culture meets cutting-edge science in this one-volume introduction to the history of science and modern biology. Prefatory Note; 1. Walter Benjamin and Biz Stone: The Scientific Paper in the Age of Twitter; 2. Epigenetics in the Adirondacks; 3. A Nobel Is Out of Order:"J. Lo" vs. Hypatia of Alexandria; 4. Epigenetics and Alma Mahler; 5. Inflammation Is Complicated: From Metchnikoff to Meryl Streep; 6. An Arrowsmith for the NASDAQ Era: Extraordinary Measures; 7. Sarah Palin and Marie-Antoinette: Post-Traumatic Tress Disorder; 8. Coca-Cola and H.G. Wells: Dietary Supplements as Subprime Drugs; 9. Voodoo Economics and Voodoo Healing: Witchcraft Persists in Massachusetts

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Science in popular culture
Science--History.
Science--Philosophy.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Genetics & Genomics
Science in popular culture
Science
Science--Philosophy.