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

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Weissmann, Gerald

Publication details: New York, New York : Bellevue Literary Press, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (256 pages)ISBN:

9781934137512

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Summary: Pop culture meets cutting-edge science in this one-volume introduction to the history of science and modern biology.Abstract: 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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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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