Introduction; Heading Blithely Down the Garden Path? Some Entry Points into Current Debates on Women and Biotechnologies; Seeking A Seat at the Policy Table: Engaging Women in Biotechnology Research and in Decision Making; Perception and Attitudes Towards Biotechnology in Hungary; Contribution of Bulgarian Women to Plant Biotechnology: Institute of Genetics Case; Embryo Transfer: A View from the United Kingdom; Dividual Systems & Ultraneoteny; 'Pop-Genes': The Symbolic Effects of the Release of 'Genes' into Ordinary Speech
Summary
Women in Biotechnology presents a unique study of the relationships and communications between women scientists, particularly those working in biotechnology. This is achieved by creating interfaces or collecting different point of views over several disciplines (i.e. economy, sociology, biology, genetics) to bridge the communication gap among science, the humanities and different feminist groups. The publication of this book is the first step in building a new scientific community that shares a common interest in improving the awareness of women scientists who are not an integral part of the d
