This comparative study looks at the early development of biotechnology in the US and Japan.  Drawing on primary and secondary sources it traces the historical roots of recombinant DNA technology, discusses the tensions between regulation and promotional policies and identifies the major actors and strategies that launched biotechnology in both countries. Developing several strands of theory in economic history, science and technology policy, the book proposes a simple model that relates the differences in the two countries' responses to variations in the availability of institutional, financial and organizational resources needed to commercialize the new technology.

Race to Commercialize Biotechnology

Politics & Social Sciences

Steven Collins

Social Sciences

Routledge/Curzon

The idea of nirvana (Pali nibbāna) is alluring but elusive for non-specialists and specialists alike. Offering his own interpretation of key texts, Steven Collins explains the idea in a new, accessible way - as a concept, as an image (metaphor), and as an element in the process of narrating both linear and cyclical time. Exploring nirvana from literary and philosophical perspectives, he argues that it has a specific role: to provide 'the sense of an ending' in both the systematic and the narrative thought of the Pali imaginaire. Translations from a number of texts, including some dealing with past and future Buddhas, enable the reader to access source material directly. This book will be essential reading for students of Buddhism, but will also have much to teach anyone concerned with Asia and its religions, or indeed anyone with an interest in the ideas of eternal life or timelessness.

Nirvana: Concept, Imagery, Narrative

Cambridge University Press

Practical Everyday English

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Montserrat Publishing

High-Level Everyday English with Audio: A Self-Study Method of Learning English Vocabulary for High-Level Students (Practical Everyday English)

Words, Language & Grammar

El próposito de Discipulado Cristiano es ayudar a todo creyente, a cumplir la Gran Comisión en nuestra vida diaria.Por supuesto, hacer discípulos implica mucho más que simplemente leer este libro; implica derramar nuestras vidas, de la misma manera que el apóstol Pablo hizo con Timoteo.Discipulado Cristiano le guiará paso a paso a través del proceso de discipulado, y le ayudará a aprovechar su tiempo a la hora de discipular nuevos creyentes y otros que necesitan este tipo de entrenamiento básico.Si usted es pastor de jóvenes, adultos o niños, este manual le ayudará a alcanzar a otros para el Reino de Dios y a entrenarlos para que ellos puedan hacer discípulos.

Discipulado Cristiano (Spanish Edition)

Hensley Publishing

The fascinating, true account of the quest for one of the Old Testament s most infamous cities. Like many modern-day Christians, Dr. Steven Collins struggled with what seemed to be a clash between his belief in the Bible and the research regarding ancient history a crisis of faith that inspired him to put both his education and the Bible to the test by embarking on an expedition that has led to one of the most exciting finds in recent archaeology.
 Recounting Dr. Collins s quest for Sodom in absorbing detail, this adventure-cum-memoir reflects the tensions that define Biblical archaeology as it narrates a tale of discovery. The book follows Dr. Collins as he tracks down Biblical, archaeological, and geological clues to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, narrowing down the list of possible sites as he weighs evidence and battles skeptics. Finally, he arrives at a single location that looms as the only option: a massive site called Tall el-Hammam in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
 Challenging the assumptions of academics around the world, Discovering the City of Sodom may well inspire a revision of the history books. Dr. Collins has become a new voice in the controversy over using the Bible as a credible source of understanding the past and opened a new chapter in the struggle over the soul of Biblical archaeology.

Discovering the City of Sodom: The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City

History

Latayne C Scott

Ancient Civilizations

Mission Audio

Aggañña sutta =: The discourse on what is primary : an annotated translation from Pali

Sahitya Akademi

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