“Whatever happened to the Genomatron?” Documenting a 21st century science |
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Institution: | 1. School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia;2. Institute of Physics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland;3. Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Instrumentation, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wroclaw, Poland |
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Abstract: | With notable exceptions, specialist museums have generally failed to collect an adequate record of the material culture of post-war science and technology. Some reasons for this failure are identified, and some suggestions for remedying this situation are made with the help of a specific example: genomic science and medicine. Genomics is a quintessentially 21st-century science: data-rich, digital, and technique-and technology-driven. As such, it presents particular challenges and opportunities to museums wishing to improve their performance in collecting recent and contemporary science and technology. The paper explores different dimensions of this challenge through the attempt to establish a Museum Genomics Initiative, an international group of museum professionals who are committed to collaborating around the documentation of genomic science and medicine. |
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Keywords: | Museums Contemporary collecting Science and technology Genomics Museum Genomics Initiative |
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