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© 2007 by the University of Washington Press Printed in the United States of America 12 11 10 09 08 07 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. University of Washington Press P.O. Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145 U.S.A. www.washington.edu/uwpress The paper used in this publication is acid-free and 90 percent recycled from at least 50 percent post-consumer waste. It meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48–1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thurtle, Phillip. The emergence of genetic rationality : space, time, and information in American biological science, 1870–1920 / Phillip Thurtle. p. ; cm. — (In vivo) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-295-98756-9 (hardback : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-295-98756-1 (hardback : alk. paper) isbn-13: 978-0-295-98750-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-295-98750-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Genetics—United States—History. 2. Genetics—United States—Social aspects. 3. Genetics—United States—Economic aspects. I. Title. II. Series: In vivo (Seattle, Wash.) [DNLM: 1. Genetics—history—United States. 2. Capitalism—United States. 3. History, 19th Century—United States. 4. History, 20th Century—United States. qu 11 aa1 t547e 2007] qh428.2.u6t48 2007 576.5097309034—dc22 2007025518 This book is published with the assistance of a grant from the Stroum Book Fund, established through the generosity of Samuel and Althea Stroum. Additional support was received from the Graduate School Fund for Excellence and Innovation (gsfei) of the Universty of Washington Graduate School. For Uma, Kamla, Kamla, & Kookie ...

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