How the gene got its groove : figurative language, science, and the rhetoric of the real / Elizabeth Parthenia Shea.

Author/creator Shea, Elizabeth Parthenia, 1966-
Format Book
Publication InfoAlbany : State University of New York Press, ©2008.
Descriptionx, 136 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Gene origin stories -- Prescribing rhetorical work : genetic theories, gemmules, and genes -- Genes on Main street -- Genes, figures, things, objects -- Figuratively speaking : genes, sexuality, and the authority of science -- Genome : the secret of how tropes work in the life sciences.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 129-134) and index.
LCCN 2007030817
ISBN9780791474259 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0791474259 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QH430 .S525 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold