"Icelandic Scandals: deCODE Genetics and Other Tales of Excess and Bankruptcy": A presentation by Mike Fortun April 16, 2009

Michael Fortun is a professor of Science and Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Some of his recent work includes "Scientific Imaginaries and Ethical Plateaus in Contemporary U.S. Toxicology" (Co-authored with Kim Fortun, 2005), and Promising Genomics: Iceland and deCODE Genetics in a World of Speculation (2008).

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