How Metaphors shape Biotechnology, Gebunden
How Metaphors shape Biotechnology
- Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven
- Herausgeber:
- Stefan Dübel, Stefan Heuser
- Verlag:
- Walter de Gruyter, 12/2025
- Einband:
- Gebunden
- Sprache:
- Deutsch, Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9783119145121
- Artikelnummer:
- 12333598
- Umfang:
- 196 Seiten
- Sonstiges:
- 2 b/w illustrations, 1 b/w tbl.
- Gewicht:
- 481 g
- Maße:
- 246 x 178 mm
- Stärke:
- 17 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 15.12.2025
Klappentext
This volume presents the proceedings of an interdisciplinary workshop at Braunschweig University of Technology in a collection of English and German articles (English summaries are provided for all German articles). Focusing on biotechnology, experts from biology, biotechnology, ethics, philosophy, theology, education, and social sciences investigated how metaphors shape the language of life science. The authors examined conceptual, absolute, and hidden metaphors (e. g., "genetic scissors," "genetic code," "antibodies," and "life") in molecular biology and biotechnology. By exploring their roles in describing phenomena, guiding research, and influencing public perceptions, the authors investigate how metaphors generate and transform knowledge, affect views of life and therapy, and inspire innovation. This volume integrates systematic metaphor analysis with ethical, philosophical, and pedagogical perspectives on the significance of metaphors in biotechnology research and dissemination. Special attention was paid to metaphors' role in public communication, potentially determining acceptance or rejection of biotechnological advances. Ultimately, the workshop underscored how metaphors influence scientific progress in multiple ways and therefore require critical reflection.
Biografie (Stefan Dübel)
Stefan Dübel received his PhD at the Center for Molecular Biology Heidelberg and spent his post-doc at the German Cancer Research Center with research on the development of antibody display libraries. In the following years, he substantially participated in the invention of recombinant antibody phage display technology, as well as other recombinant antibody technologies and the development of various antibody fusion proteins. In 1996, he moved to the University of Heidelberg to establish the antibody engineering group at the Institute of Molecular Genetics. After holding a group leader position at the University of Heidelberg from 1996, Stefan Dübel went to the Biological Faculty of the Technical University of Braunschweig as a full professor in 2002. Here, he currently serves as head of the Department of Biotechnology in Braunschweig and managing director of the Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology. He has co-authored more than 90 scientific papers, 17 patents, as well as two acknowledged textbooks in the field of recombinant antibodies. He is also board member of scientific journals and the biotech industry.
