Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. The Setting, 1946 1
5. 2. Patronage and Policy 9
6. 3 The Promise and Peril of the BVL 30
7. 4. The Ascent of Pure Research 49
8. 5. Research Life! 99
9. 6. A Season of Policy Reform 129
10. 7. Crossing the Threshold 157
11. 8. Cetus: History's First Biotechnology Company 186
12. Conclusion: An End . . . 216
13. Notes 229
14. Sources Consulted 267
15. Index 269