Writing Biology (Texts of the Social Construction of Scientific Knowledge)

Author: (USA) Miles, written by Sun Yongjun and others translated
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Publishing Date: 1999-10-01
Features: This book conducts an insightful study on various texts written by digital biologists, such as research grant applications, academic papers, and popular science articles. It is highly beneficial for readers interested in "writing" as well as those interested in "biology." After systematically reviewing the debates surrounding scientific texts, the author focuses on the unique role that scientists' various forms of texts play in producing scientific knowledge and reproducing its cultural and political authority. The writing touches on all aspects of the process of producing scientific knowledge: from writing research grant applications to creating academic papers and the debates sparked by paper claims within the scientific community; from publishing popular science articles to the arguments around specific scientific "narratives" among the general public.