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CRISPR/Cas9 Ethics and Values in China: A Tool to Improve Population Quality?
This project examines the social and political setting in which human germline genome editing (GGE) trials using CRISPR/Cas9 have become possible in C
Terence Kleven
Terry Kleven is a Visiting Scholar from Central College, Iowa, USA, where he teaches in the Depa...
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Bo An
Bo An is a PhD Candidate in East Asian and Media Studies at Yale University. His research intere...
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Kim Carlisle Kit-Wah Chung
Kim Chung studied history and political science at Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg,...
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Fountain of Knowledge: How Science Turned Urine into Gold
What is the relationship between materials and value, and how have they played into scientific practice and authority? This project unravels the
Science Social Special: There Is No One History of Science (but It’s All Interconnected)
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MehrThe Social Side of a Scientific Breakthrough: Fritz Haber, Walther Nernst, and the Discovery of Ammonia Synthesis 1830–1930
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Ammonia synthesis. Central to the mass production of fertilizer and explosives. It has been billed as the most consequential scientific breakthrough of the twentieth century. Historical perspectives on ammonia range from technological development to natural resource use, geopolitics, wartime industry, and social inclusion.
Benjamin Johnson
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Soziale Aspekte eines wissenschaftlichen Durchbruchs: Fritz Haber, Walther Nernst und die Entdeckung der Ammoniaksynthese 1830–1930
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Die Ammoniaksynthese bildet eine wesentliche Voraussetzung für die Massenproduktion von Düngemitteln und Sprengstoff. Ihre Entdeckung wurde als wichtigster wissenschaftlicher Durchbruch des 20. Jahrhunderts bezeichnet. Historisch betrachtet war Ammoniak in Bereichen wie technologische Entwicklung, Ressourcenmanagement, Geopolitik, Rüstungsindustrie und soziale Inklusion von entscheidender Bedeutung.
Benjamin Johnson
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Knowledge Systems and Collective Life: A New Approach to the Study of Science and Politics
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Climate change, the pandemic, war, migration, economic insecurity—over the past few years, crises seem to have arisen at an accelerating pace, along with urgent calls for action. In this context it seems obvious to many of those involved in crafting political responses that science has a critical role to play. Amid the uncertainties it offers the promise, if not always the reality, of a clear view of the problems and possible solutions.
Etienne Benson
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