Weissmann, Gerald <br/><br/>
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) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> 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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781934137512 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Science in popular culture<br/>Science--History.<br/>Science--Philosophy.<br/>SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Genetics & Genomics<br/>Science in popular culture<br/>Science<br/>Science--Philosophy.