How do we decide whether a chemical compound is discovered or invented? What does it mean to patent genetic material? Documenting the emergence of authorship, authorship's limits and its fragmentation, "Scientific Authorship" offers a collective history of a complex relationship.
Science at the Bar is the first book to examine how two powerful American institutions interact with each other. Jasanoff argues that the courts do not simply depend on scientific findings for guidance - they actually influence the production of science and technology. With its …
Science at the Bar is the first book to examine in detail how two powerful American institutions - both seekers after truth - interact with each other. Looking at cases involving product liability, medical malpractice, toxic torts, genetic engineering, and life and death, Jasano…