Crafting Science: A Sociohistory of the Quest for the Genetics of Cancer

Introduction - creating a new realm tools of the trade - a brief history of standardization experimental systems in cancer research, 1920-1978 molecular genetic technologies - the new tools of the trade crafting theory distributing authority and transforming biology problems and work practices - improvising on the shop floor the articulation of doable problems in cancer research conclusion - crafting oncogenes. Appendix: social and cultural studies of science.