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- catalog abstract "In the years following the Second World War, as Europe lay in charred ruins, a new spirit of discovery and knowledge began to stir in the United States. Nurtured by an influx of emigre scientists, this spirit took root in our leading academic communities - from Cambridge and Chicago to Pasadena and Palo Alto and ushered in a golden age of American science. Eventually, however, many of these great minds were seduced by the benefits of capitalism, and the golden age seemed destined for collapse. In Prescription for Profits, science writer Linda Marsa tracks the rise and fall of research science as told through the spectacular growth of the pharmaceutical industry. As Marsa shows, the achievements of American science during the postwar era were stellar: the cure for polio, the cracking of the genetic code, the pioneering drug therapies. In the early 1970s, though, such scientists as Herbert Boyer discerned the rewards of launching their own companies. He led an exodus of his colleagues into the burgeoning biotechnology industry - first a trickle, then a flood. The major companies grew filthy rich and politically powerful, particularly because of deregulation during the Reagan administration. The lure of huge profits dramatically changed medical research, with ramifications that continue to affect our lives profoundly. From Nixon's war on cancer to the current AIDS crisis to the future of human gene therapy, this marriage between medical research and corporate money has transformed our nation's health, and not always for the public's good.".
- catalog contributor b10269449.
- catalog coverage "United States".
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "In the years following the Second World War, as Europe lay in charred ruins, a new spirit of discovery and knowledge began to stir in the United States. Nurtured by an influx of emigre scientists, this spirit took root in our leading academic communities - from Cambridge and Chicago to Pasadena and Palo Alto and ushered in a golden age of American science. Eventually, however, many of these great minds were seduced by the benefits of capitalism, and the golden age seemed destined for collapse. In Prescription for Profits, science writer Linda Marsa tracks the rise and fall of research science as told through the spectacular growth of the pharmaceutical industry. As Marsa shows, the achievements of American science during the postwar era were stellar: the cure for polio, the cracking of the genetic code, the pioneering drug therapies. In the early 1970s, though, such scientists as Herbert Boyer discerned the rewards of launching their own companies. He led an exodus of his colleagues into the burgeoning biotechnology industry - first a trickle, then a flood. The major companies grew filthy rich and politically powerful, particularly because of deregulation during the Reagan administration. The lure of huge profits dramatically changed medical research, with ramifications that continue to affect our lives profoundly. From Nixon's war on cancer to the current AIDS crisis to the future of human gene therapy, this marriage between medical research and corporate money has transformed our nation's health, and not always for the public's good.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-292) and index.".
- catalog extent "304 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Prescription for profits.".
- catalog identifier "0684800020 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Prescription for profits.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Scribner,".
- catalog relation "Prescription for profits.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "1997 I-440".
- catalog subject "338.4/76151/0973 21".
- catalog subject "Drug Industry United States.".
- catalog subject "Drug Industry economics".
- catalog subject "Drugs Research United States Finance.".
- catalog subject "Economics, Pharmaceutical United States.".
- catalog subject "Economics, Pharmaceutical".
- catalog subject "Government Agencies United States.".
- catalog subject "HD9666.5 .M377 1997".
- catalog subject "Interinstitutional Relations United States.".
- catalog subject "Pharmaceutical industry United States.".
- catalog subject "Pharmaceutical policy United States.".
- catalog subject "Pharmacy Research United States Finance.".
- catalog subject "Prescription Fees economics".
- catalog subject "Private Sector United States.".
- catalog subject "QV 736 M363p 1997".
- catalog subject "Research economics United States.".
- catalog subject "Science and state United States.".
- catalog title "Prescription for profits : how the pharmaceutical industry bankrolled the unholy marriage between science and business / Linda Marsa.".
- catalog type "text".