Biology and Revolution in Twentieth-Century China

Using the field of genetics as a case study this book follows the troubled development of modern natural science in China from the 1920s through Mao's China to the present post-socialist era. Through detailed portraits of key scientists and institutions basic dilemmas are explored: how to control nature with science how to gain independence from foreign-controlled science how to get scientists out from under control of ideology and the state. Using the field of genetics as a case study this book follows the troubled development of modern natural science in China from the 1920s through Mao's China to the present post-socialist era. Through detailed portraits of key scientists and institutions basic dilemmas are explored: how to control nature with science how to gain independence from foreign-controlled science how to get scientists out from under control of ideology and the state.