Broader Spectrum: A History of Antibiotic R&D

Information and biological production, therefore, have been related activities for decades and must be analyzed in tandem, requiring a more complex analysis then the dominant proposals to foster antibiotic R&D consider. Employing archival research in conjunction with multiple theoretical disciplines within the field of communications research, this study documents the cultural, economic, political, and informational conditions that have shaped antibiotic R&D over the last sixty years. This historical examination delineates three important social aspects of the life sciences, each important to creating effective responses to the current antibiotic crisis: the life sciences mobilize informational and biological resources, fostering both their commodification and related intellectual property enforcement; they serve as a powerful symbolic tool to create, convey, and reinforce social agendas; and resulting industries most often use novel scientific information as a blueprint for standardizing corporate operations rather than a point of departure for future innovation.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Communications

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Quinn, Roswell

Contributors dc:contributor

• Paula Treichler

• Intellectual Property

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3392440

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/86603