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OverviewIn recent years a number of scholars have analyzed the management of BSE, also known as 'mad cow disease'. The BSE crisis is regarded by many as an example of the failure of officials and politicians to handle risk situations. Yet, BSE is also characterized by a unique trait, that is, the infectious agent that causes it. Thus far, no one has paid attention to the fact that BSE and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are allegedly caused by a novel agent a prion distinct from all other known infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses. The prion hypothesis was introduced by the American scientist Stanley Prusiner in 1982. It immediately created a controversy among scientists and is still rejected by some. Yet, despite this lack of consensus in the scientific community, Prusiner was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1997. This book analyzes the introduction, reception, development and consequences of the prion hypothesis. It shows that BSE is a unique case not only in virtue of its political mismanagement but also because its infectious agent has created a form of revolution in biology. H. ANDERSEN Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen, Denmark B. CHAMAK Researcher and Writer K. DRESSEL Scientific Secretary, German TSE Research Platform, University of Munich, Germany E. FRANCOEUR Lecturer, cole de Technologie Superiere de Montreal, Canada M. J. POULSEN Research Adviser, Health Care Sector, Frederiksborg County, Denmark K. KIM Research Fellow, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College, London, UK C. REEVES Associate Professor of English, Butler University, Indianapolis, USA J. SEGAL Assistant Professor, Institut Universitaire de Formation des Maitres, Paris, France Full Product DetailsAuthor: E. Seguin , Kenneth A. LoparoPublisher: Palgrave USA Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 2004 ed. Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.390kg ISBN: 9781403932235ISBN 10: 1403932239 Pages: 191 Publication Date: 15 October 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationEVE SEGUIN is a Political Scientist whose work on the political function of science lies at the crossroads of political theory, science studies and discourse analysis. She has published a number of papers on in vitro fertilization, discourse analysis, the BSE crisis, and the role of scientific discourse in politics. She is currently studying the influence of prion discourse on the UK BSE crisis. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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