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Despite the subtitle, this is not the middle volume of a long alphabetically series, but a stand-alone anthology of 19 original studies. Scholars of medical, environmental, and social sciences cover the overuse of antibiotics on the farm; global issues concerning genetically modified crops; the science, culture, and history of hormone replacement therapy and menopause; and smallpox and bioterrorism. Their goal is to help readers think about the issues regarding how science and technology affect their daily lives.
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Controversies in Science and Technology SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY Series Editors Daniel Lee Kleinman Jo Handelsman Advisory Board Caitilyn Allen University of Wisconsin–Madison Wendy Baldwin University of Kentucky David Baum University of Wisconsin–Madison Patricia Flatley Brennan University of Wisconsin–Madison Sandra Harding University of California–Los Angeles Cora Marrett University of Wisconsin System Catherine Middlecamp University of Wisconsin–Madison Kelly Moore City University of New York Andrea Tone McGill University Controversies in Science and Technology From Maize to Menopause Edited by Daniel Lee Kleinman, Abby J. Kinchy, and Jo Handelsman THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS This book was published with the generous support of the Brittingham Fund and of the Evjue Foundation, Inc., the charitable arm of the Capital Times. The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street Madison, Wisconsin 53711 www.wisc.edu/wisconsinpress/ 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England Copyright © 2005 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System All rights reserved 1 3 5 4 2 Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kleinman, Daniel Lee. Controversies in science and technology: