Epigenetic Landscapes: Drawings as Metaphor by Susan Merrill Squier (English) Pa

Description: Epigenetic Landscapes by Susan Merrill Squier Susan Merrill Squier follows the cultural trail of C. H. Waddingtons "epigenetic landscape" metaphor from its first visualization by the artist John Piper to its use beyond science, examining how it has been used to illustrate complex systems that link scientific and cultural practices: graphic medicine, landscape architecture, and bioArt. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Devised in the 1940s by the biologist C. H. Waddington, the epigenetic landscape is a metaphor for how gene regulation modulates cellular development. As a scientific model, it fell out of use in the late 1960s but returned at the beginning of the twenty-first century with the advent of big-data genomic research because of its utility among scientists across the life sciences to think more creatively about and to discuss genetics. In Epigenetic Landscapes Susan Merrill Squier follows the models cultural trail, from its first visualization by the artist John Piper to its use beyond science. Squier examines three cases in which the metaphor has been imaginatively deployed to illustrate complex systems that link scientific and cultural practices: graphic medicine, landscape architecture, and bioArt. Challenging reductive understandings of epigenetics, Squier boldly reclaims the broader significance of the epigenetic landscape as a figure at the nexus of art, design, and science. Author Biography Susan Merrill Squier is Brill Professor Emerita of Womens, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and English at Pennsylvania State University. Her many books include Communities of the Air: Radio Century, Radio Culture and Liminal Lives: Imagining the Human at the Frontiers of Biomedicine, both also published by Duke University Press; Poultry Science, Chicken Culture: A Partial Alphabet; and, as coauthor, Graphic Medicine Manifesto. Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction. Figuring Development beyond the Gene 1 1. The Epigenetic Landscape 21 2. A New Landscape of Thought: Behind Appearance 51 3. Embryo 69 4. The Graphic Embryo 87 5. The River in the Landscape 129 6. Designing Rivers 161 7. "A Complex System of Interactions": Art Laboratory Berlin as an Epigenetic Landscape 183 Conclusion. Anastomosis 205 Notes 215 References 241 Index 259 Review "A largely insightful, informative and enjoyable read . . . an academic text as well as an insightful view into the remarkable melding of science and art." -- Rebecca Rahimi * Science, Medicine, and Anthropology *"Squier deserves many thanks for opening up new vistas in the history of science." -- Erik L. Peterson * Isis * Review Quote "Susan Merrill Squier has great fun demolishing silos and rearranging their contents. Viewing the world through Waddingtons Epigenetic Landscape, Squier presents us with a feminist, interactionist, re-ordering of some of our dearest models of reality. Be ready to question your perceptions of human development, modern art, landscape design, graphic illustration, and the relations of science, art, and nature as you enter this fascinating book." Details ISBN0822368722 Author Susan Merrill Squier Publisher Duke University Press Year 2017 ISBN-10 0822368722 ISBN-13 9780822368724 Format Paperback Imprint Duke University Press Subtitle Drawings as Metaphor Place of Publication North Carolina Country of Publication United States Illustrations 21 illustrations Pages 280 DEWEY 572.8 Publication Date 2017-12-01 Short Title Epigenetic Landscapes Language English UK Release Date 2017-12-01 AU Release Date 2017-12-01 NZ Release Date 2017-12-01 US Release Date 2017-12-01 Edited by Meredith Terretta Birth 1955 Death 1908 Affiliation West Virginia University Position Associate Director Qualifications Ph.D. Alternative 9780822368601 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:127148030;

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