Sarah E Tracy
Biographic Data
| ID | 1479351 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah E Tracy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah E |
| FAMILY NAME | Tracy |
| SIGNATURE | TRACY S E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Los Angeles |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2982-6995 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The molecular vista
This essay considers how scholarly approaches to the development of molecular biology have too often narrowed the historical aperture to genes, overlooking the ways in which other objects and processes contributed to the molecularization of life. From structural and dynamic studies of biomolecules to cellular membranes and organelles to metabolism and nutrition, new work by historians, philosophers, and STS scholars of the life sciences has revit…
Tasty waste
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) traveled to America in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The flavor-enhancing food additive was known in the U.S. beforehand, but it was the experience of Japanese military rationing that drove American military and food industry interests to truly adopt the technology and to invest in domestic production. In 1957, researchers in Japan discovered a method of producing MSG with unprecedented efficiency and profitabili…
Delicious molecules
Since the closing decades of the twentieth century, molecular techniques of mapping chemosensation (the chemical senses of taste and smell) have been woven into a universalizing, evolutionary explanation for human eating behavior. In a prominent example, umami (translated from Japanese as "savory deliciousness") has come to be understood as the "fifth basic taste sensation," elicited by the common flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) along …
Debating Data Science
Students and scholars working at the intersections of history and science and technology studies (STS) have an unexpected opportunity when it comes to the growing profession of data science: the chance not only to document but also to actively shape a "new" scientific profession, one that seems intent to scale up swiftly and determined to claim considerable global influence. Of course, charting origins and tracing the early histories of scientifi…
Developing Constipation
This paper focuses on the rise of what we call the dietary fiber paradigm, as championed by British medical researcher Denis Burkitt, a.k.a. “Dr Fiber,” and his collaborators working in Uganda and South Africa. We situate this attention to fiber intake in nutritional advice within a longer history of white Euro-American anxieties about the corrosive physiological effects of modernization. We examine how former colonial medical experts transformed…
Delicious molecules
Since the closing decades of the twentieth century, molecular techniques of mapping chemosensation (the chemical senses of taste and smell) have been woven into a universalizing, evolutionary explanation for human eating behavior. In a prominent example, umami (translated from Japanese as "savory deliciousness") has come to be understood as the "fifth basic taste sensation," elicited by the common flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) along …
Developing Constipation
This paper focuses on the rise of what we call the dietary fiber paradigm, as championed by British medical researcher Denis Burkitt, a.k.a. “Dr Fiber,” and his collaborators working in Uganda and South Africa. We situate this attention to fiber intake in nutritional advice within a longer history of white Euro-American anxieties about the corrosive physiological effects of modernization. We examine how former colonial medical experts transformed…
Tasty waste
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) traveled to America in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The flavor-enhancing food additive was known in the U.S. beforehand, but it was the experience of Japanese military rationing that drove American military and food industry interests to truly adopt the technology and to invest in domestic production. In 1957, researchers in Japan discovered a method of producing MSG with unprecedented efficiency and profitabili…
The molecular vista
This essay considers how scholarly approaches to the development of molecular biology have too often narrowed the historical aperture to genes, overlooking the ways in which other objects and processes contributed to the molecularization of life. From structural and dynamic studies of biomolecules to cellular membranes and organelles to metabolism and nutrition, new work by historians, philosophers, and STS scholars of the life sciences has revit…
Developing Constipation
This paper focuses on the rise of what we call the dietary fiber paradigm, as championed by British medical researcher Denis Burkitt, a.k.a. “Dr Fiber,” and his collaborators working in Uganda and South Africa. We situate this attention to fiber intake in nutritional advice within a longer history of white Euro-American anxieties about the corrosive physiological effects of modernization. We examine how former colonial medical experts transformed…
Debating Data Science
Students and scholars working at the intersections of history and science and technology studies (STS) have an unexpected opportunity when it comes to the growing profession of data science: the chance not only to document but also to actively shape a "new" scientific profession, one that seems intent to scale up swiftly and determined to claim considerable global influence. Of course, charting origins and tracing the early histories of scientifi…
Delicious molecules
Since the closing decades of the twentieth century, molecular techniques of mapping chemosensation (the chemical senses of taste and smell) have been woven into a universalizing, evolutionary explanation for human eating behavior. In a prominent example, umami (translated from Japanese as "savory deliciousness") has come to be understood as the "fifth basic taste sensation," elicited by the common flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG) along …
Tasty waste
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) traveled to America in the Pacific theatre of World War II. The flavor-enhancing food additive was known in the U.S. beforehand, but it was the experience of Japanese military rationing that drove American military and food industry interests to truly adopt the technology and to invest in domestic production. In 1957, researchers in Japan discovered a method of producing MSG with unprecedented efficiency and profitabili…
The molecular vista
This essay considers how scholarly approaches to the development of molecular biology have too often narrowed the historical aperture to genes, overlooking the ways in which other objects and processes contributed to the molecularization of life. From structural and dynamic studies of biomolecules to cellular membranes and organelles to metabolism and nutrition, new work by historians, philosophers, and STS scholars of the life sciences has revit…
Biology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (2 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (2 works) · Food Science (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (1 work) · Biotechnology (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work)