berkeley workshop on environmental pol i tics bibliographies b 04 - 9 biotechnology , the life science industry , and the environment an annotated bibliography

This paper uses three case studies to examine the implementation of a policy of biological progress initiated by the Rockefeller Foundation in the 1930s. In discussing the social and scientifi c goals of this research policy, the paper challenges views attributed to the Foundation’s policy a direct impact upon the rise of molecular biology. It also suggests that this policy, conceived around the idea of technology transfer from the physical sciences to biology, had inherent limitations for revolutionizing biology. The paper concludes by offering a new interpretation of the historical impact of the Foundation’s policy towards molecular biology. Adams, Barbara. 2000. “The Temporal Gaze: The challenge for Social Theory in the Context of GM Food.” British Journal of Sociology 51(1): 125-142.