Part I. Science : 1. Practicing science: An overview -- 2. Discovery: learning new things about the world -- 3. Credibility: validating discovery claims -- Part II. Science and society : 4. Integrity: from science policy to responsible conduct of research -- 5. Informed consent and risk: intersection of human research and genetics -- 6. Faith: more than one way to practice the world -- Afterword
Summary
Frederick Grinnell presents an overview of the scientific process, or what he calls everyday practice of science. He provides students, young science professionals, and anyone interested in the science behind events in society with a feet-on-the-ground insider's view of how the practice of doing everyday science really works
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-211) and index