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Susan Merrill Squier follows the cultural trail of C. H. Waddington's "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.

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"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 *

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

Epigenetic Landscapes

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      Publisher Duke University Press
      Published 1 December 2017
      ISBN-13 9780822368601
      978-0822368601
      ISBN-10 0822368609
      Also in:
      Feminism and feminist theory

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Susan Merrill Squier follows the cultural trail of C. H. Waddington's "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.

      Trade 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 *

      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

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