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All processes of science including its production and use are embedded in our society. History of science is one way to see how science develops in the social context. I am currently examining the history of biology in Japan in the first half of the 20th century. In particular, I am interested in how genetics has developed through various Japanese social contexts such as modernization, wartime, the U.S. Occupation, and Cold War.
Our program offers an opportunity for graduate students in biology to write a "sub-thesis" in science and society. Through the writing requirement, students will analyze various problems in science in the past and present. It is our hope that young biologists after the completion of our program will continue developing a keen sense of the complexity surrounding their own research and science in general.